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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 30 times in 29 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 - And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority[fn] 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 the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - And when He had come 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 said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - And at once Jesus[fn] gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place 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 to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a 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 - Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! 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 - as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.

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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 it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he 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 - Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by 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 with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - “But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 - Therefore

“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - For this you know,[fn] that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any 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 three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he cried mightily[fn] with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!
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