Dictionary entry

ἀθῷος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀθῷος (Rec. wrongly, -ῶος; LS, s.v.; Mayser, 131), -ον

(< θωή, a penalty), [in LXX chiefly for נקה ni., pi., נָקִי;]

1. unpunished (MM, VGT, s.v.).

2. innocent: Mt 27:4 (WH, R, mg., δίκαιον) 27:24.