ἀναίτιοί [2 verses](adj pl masc nom) "Blameless" is anaitios, which means "not being at fault," "guiltless," and "not being the cause" of something. It means literally "not the cause."  - "Blameless" is from an adjective means "not being at fault," "guiltless," and "not being the cause" of something. It means literally "not the cause." There is no English word that means that something is "not the cause." Of course, something that is not the cause is "blameless" but the sense is that they do not choose this, the law does.