Quick Definition
ἀναίτιος, ον Adj guiltless
Strong's Definition
innocent
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G159 (αἴτιος) (in the sense of G156 (αἰτία));
KJV Usage: blameless, guiltless
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀν-αίτιος, -ov, (αἰτία) guiltless, innocent: Mt. xii. 5, 7. (Often in Grk. writ.; Deut. xxi. 8 sq. i. q. pai Sus. 62.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀναίτιος anaitios 2x
guiltless, innocent, Mt. 12:5, 7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀν-αίτιος, -ον
(< αἰτία), [in LXX: De 19:10, 13 21:8, 9 (נָקִי), Da LXX TH Sus 62, always of αἷμα (of. MM, VGT, s.v.)*;]
guiltless, innocent: Mt 12:5, 7.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀναίτιος. Syll 8167 ἐγχέαντας αὐτῆς τὸ ἀναίτιον αἷμα ἀδίκως, 2).}5 ἵνα ἐγδικήσῃς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον. This interesting inscription, containing phrases from the LXX, is given by Dittenberger as of Jewish or Christian origin. The latter alternative has been rightly excluded, since there is no sign of the NT visible. The prayer is a Jewish prayer for vengeance belonging to the end of the second, or the beginning of the first century B.c. See the full discussion in Deissmann LAE, p. 423 ff., and note the remarkably similar but pagan prayer from Alexandria in Preisigke 1323 (ii/A.D.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀναίτιος (anaitios) — innocent. ἀναίτιος, ον, also α, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in the best authors, only of persons, not being the fault or cause of a thing, guiltless, ἀναίτιον αἰτιάασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀναίτιος ἀθανάτοις guiltless before the gods, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. with genitive of things, guiltless of a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φόνου, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with infinitive, it is blamable to do, [Refs]
II. not being the cause, τὸ ἀ. τιθέναι ὡς αἴτιον[Refs 4th c.BC+]; having no cause, unjustifiable, κολάσεις[Refs 1st c.BC+]adverb -ως not in the form of a cause, ἀ. τὴν αἰτίαν ἔχειν[Refs 3rd c.AD+]; without assigning any reason, ὁλοσχερῶς καὶ ἀ. λεκτέον[Refs 6th c.AD+]
III. uncaused. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: superlative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -ως without a cause, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]