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Lexicon :: Strong's G169 - akathartos

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ἀκάθαρτος
Transliteration
akathartos (Key)
Pronunciation
ak-ath'-ar-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of καθαίρω (G2508) (meaning cleansed)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:427,381

Strong’s Definitions

ἀκάθαρτος akáthartos, ak-ath'-ar-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 (meaning cleansed); impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic)):—foul, unclean.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G169 in the following manner: unclean (28x), foul (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G169 in the following manner: unclean (28x), foul (2x).

  1. not cleansed, unclean

    1. in a ceremonial sense: that which must be abstained from according to the levitical law

    2. in a moral sense: unclean in thought and life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀκάθαρτος akáthartos, ak-ath'-ar-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 (meaning cleansed); impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic)):—foul, unclean.
STRONGS G169:
ἀκάθαρτος, -όν, (καθαίρω) [from Sophocles down], in the Sept. equivalent to טָמֶא, not cleansed, unclean;
a. in a ceremonial sense, that which must be abstained from according to the levitical law, lest impurity be contracted: Acts 10:14; Acts 11:8 (of food); Acts 10:28; 1 Corinthians 7:14 (of men); 2 Corinthians 6:17 (from Isaiah 52:11, of things pertaining to idolatry); Revelation 18:2 (of birds),
b. in a moral sense, unclean in thought and life (frequent in Plato): Ephesians 5:5; τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας, Revelation 17:4 (according to the true reading); πνεύματα, demons, bad angels [in twenty-three passages of the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation]: Matthew 10:1; Matthew 12:43; Mark 1:23, 26; Mark 3:11, etc.; Luke 4:33, 36; Luke 6:18, etc.; Acts 5:16; Acts 8:7; Revelation 16:13; Revelation 18:2 (πνεύματα πονηρά in Matthew 12:45; Luke 7:21; Luke 8:2; Luke 11:26; Acts 19:12f, 15f).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
52:11
Matthew
10:1; 12:43; 12:45
Mark
1:23; 1:26; 3:11
Luke
4:33; 4:36; 6:18; 7:21; 8:2; 11:26
Acts
5:16; 8:7; 10:14; 10:28; 11:8; 19:12; 19:15
1 Corinthians
7:14
2 Corinthians
6:17
Ephesians
5:5
Revelation
16:13; 17:4; 18:2; 18:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G169 matches the Greek ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos),
which occurs 32 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 - And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:23 - And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - And when Jesus[fn] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8 - For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7 - And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18 - who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7 - For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 - Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he called out with a mighty voice,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
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