athoos describes being without guilt in connection with blood, whether of a speaker or of the blood delivered up.

The two occurrences describe lack of guilt in relation to blood: a speaker declares himself free of responsibility for it in Matthew 27:24, while Matthew 27:4 characterizes the blood that was delivered as not guilty.

1. Without guilt in relation to blood · dominant

   In Matthew 27:24, the nominative masculine form occurs in Pilate's declaration after washing his hands before the crowd; the APB renders the clause, "I am innocent of this blood." In Matthew 27:4, the accusative neuter form stands with "blood" in the confession about delivering it; the APB renders "innocent blood."

   Matthew 27:24Matthew 27:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "innocent" in both verses, once in Pilate's statement and once with "blood." These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise alignment.