anaitios describes those treated as free from guilt or unwarranted condemnation in the cited passages.

The two occurrences present persons as free from guilt or condemnation: priests in relation to Sabbath conduct and those whom others would wrongly condemn.

1. Free from guilt or condemnation · dominant

   In Matthew 12:5, the nominative plural masculine form describes the priests after the clause about Sabbath activity in the temple; the APB renders them "guiltless." In Matthew 12:7, the accusative plural masculine form identifies those whom the hearers would not have condemned; the APB renders them "the innocent."

   Matthew 12:5Matthew 12:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "guiltless" in Matthew 12:5 and "the innocent" in Matthew 12:7. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate senses.