amiantos describes what is presented as free from defilement, whether an inheritance, marriage bed, high priest, or religious practice.

Across the attested verses, amiantos marks persons, practices, and things presented as free from defilement: an inheritance kept in heaven, the marriage bed, a high priest, and religion before God.

1. Free from defilement · dominant

   The adjective describes an inheritance in 1 Peter 1:4, where the APB renders it among qualities of what is “kept in heaven.” It also characterizes the marriage bed in Hebrews 13:4, the high priest in Hebrews 7:26, and religion before God in James 1:27; the APB renders the surrounding clauses with “undefiled,” “pure,” and “spotless.”

   1 Peter 1:4Hebrews 13:4Hebrews 7:26James 1:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with varying language, including “pure,” “undefiled,” and “spotless.” These renderings confirm the verses' shared presentation without fixing a separate English equivalent in each clause.