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Lexicon :: Strong's G169 - akathartos

Aa
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 BoxMat 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 - And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:23 - And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8 - For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7 - And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18 - And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7 - For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a Christian is made holy through the brother: if not, your children would be unholy, but now are they holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 - For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 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 BoxRev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he gave a loud cry, saying, Babylon the great has come down from her high place, she has come to destruction and has become a place of evil spirits, and of every unclean spirit, and a hole for every unclean and hated bird.
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