Strong G169ἀκάθαρτος
unclean
- Transliteration
- akathartos
- Pronunciation
- ak-ath'-ar-tos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀκάθαρτος, -ον
(ἀ- neg., καθαίρω), [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא;]
unclean, impure;
__(a) physically (LS, MM, VGT, see word);
__(b) ceremonially: Act.10:14,28 11:8, 1Co.7:14, 2Co.6:17, Rev.18:2;
__(with) morally: Eph.5:5, Rev.17:4; with πνεῦμα, as always in Gosp., Mat.10:1 12:43, Mrk.1:23,26,27 3:11,30 5:2,8,13 6:7 7:25 9:25, Luk.4:33,36 6:18 8:29 9:42 11:24, Act.5:16 8:7, Rev.16:13 (cf. Cremer, 320).
† (AS)
(ἀ- neg., καθαίρω), [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא;]
unclean, impure;
__(a) physically (LS, MM, VGT, see word);
__(b) ceremonially: Act.10:14,28 11:8, 1Co.7:14, 2Co.6:17, Rev.18:2;
__(with) morally: Eph.5:5, Rev.17:4; with πνεῦμα, as always in Gosp., Mat.10:1 12:43, Mrk.1:23,26,27 3:11,30 5:2,8,13 6:7 7:25 9:25, Luk.4:33,36 6:18 8:29 9:42 11:24, Act.5:16 8:7, Rev.16:13 (cf. Cremer, 320).
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G169 appears in 29 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- unclean27
- foul2
- person1
First verses
- Matthew 10:1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
- Matthew 12:43When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
- Mark 1:23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
- Mark 1:26And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
- Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
- Mark 3:11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
- Mark 3:30Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
- Mark 5:2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
- Mark 5:8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
- Mark 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
- Mark 6:7And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
- Mark 7:25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- Luke 4:33And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
- Luke 4:36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
- Luke 6:18And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
- Luke 8:29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
- Luke 9:42And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
- Luke 11:24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
- Acts 5:16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀκᾰθαρ-τος, ον,
(καθαίρω) uncleansed, foul, ἀήρ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 6;)] of the body, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 883b27; ἕλκος 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 27)]; of a woman, quae menstrua non habet, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demades Orator “Fragmenta - Orat.” _Attic dialect_ 4, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Legal.” 19)]; of ceremonial impurity, [LXX (LXX.Lev.12.2, +others, “IG” 3.74.3.)]
b unpurified, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 866a, 868a.)]
2 morally unclean, impure, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 81b, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.199, etc.; ἀκάθαρτε)]thou beast! [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 5)]; ={μανιώδης}, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 30; ἀ. πνεῦμα LXX.Zech.13.2, NT.Matt.12.43, compare “PMag.Par.” 1.1238)]. adverb ἀκαθάρτως, ἔχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 92b.)]
3 ofthings, notpurgedaway, unpurged, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 256, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 854b.)]
3.b unpruned, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 1.15.1.)]
3.c ceremonially unclean, of food, [LXX+NT (LXX.Lev.5.2, +others, NT.Act.10.14.)]
3.d not sifted, containing impurities, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PPetr. 2p.8 (3rd c.BC).)]
II active, not fit for cleansing, [φάρμακα] ἑλκέων ἀκαθαρτότερα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “χρονίων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 1.8.)]
(καθαίρω) uncleansed, foul, ἀήρ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 6;)] of the body, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 883b27; ἕλκος 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 27)]; of a woman, quae menstrua non habet, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demades Orator “Fragmenta - Orat.” _Attic dialect_ 4, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Legal.” 19)]; of ceremonial impurity, [LXX (LXX.Lev.12.2, +others, “IG” 3.74.3.)]
b unpurified, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 866a, 868a.)]
2 morally unclean, impure, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 81b, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.199, etc.; ἀκάθαρτε)]thou beast! [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 5)]; ={μανιώδης}, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 30; ἀ. πνεῦμα LXX.Zech.13.2, NT.Matt.12.43, compare “PMag.Par.” 1.1238)]. adverb ἀκαθάρτως, ἔχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 92b.)]
3 ofthings, notpurgedaway, unpurged, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 256, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 854b.)]
3.b unpruned, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 1.15.1.)]
3.c ceremonially unclean, of food, [LXX+NT (LXX.Lev.5.2, +others, NT.Act.10.14.)]
3.d not sifted, containing impurities, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PPetr. 2p.8 (3rd c.BC).)]
II active, not fit for cleansing, [φάρμακα] ἑλκέων ἀκαθαρτότερα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “χρονίων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 1.8.)]