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Lexicon :: Strong's G169 - akathartos

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ἀκάθαρτος
Transliteration
akathartos (Key)
Pronunciation
ak-ath'-ar-tos
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of καθαίρω (G2508) (meaning cleansed)
mGNT
32x in 8 unique form(s) TR
30x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
152x in 10 unique form(s)
ἀκάθαρτά — 1x
ἀκάθαρτα — 4x
ἀκαθάρτοις — 2x
ἀκάθαρτον — 9x
ἀκάθαρτος — 1x
ἀκαθάρτου — 4x
ἀκαθάρτῳ — 5x
ἀκαθάρτων — 4x
ἀκάθαρτά — 1x
ἀκάθαρτα — 5x
ἀκαθάρτοις — 2x
ἀκάθαρτον — 9x
ἀκάθαρτος — 1x
ἀκαθάρτου — 5x
ἀκαθάρτῳ — 5x
ἀκαθάρτων — 4x
ἀκάθαρτά — 1x
ἀκάθαρτα — 20x
ἀκάθαρτοι — 5x
ἀκάθαρτόν — 2x
ἀκάθαρτον — 28x
ἀκάθαρτός — 9x
ἀκάθαρτος — 62x
ἀκαθάρτου — 10x
ἀκαθάρτῳ — 5x
ἀκαθάρτων — 10x
Dictionary Aids

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).
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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
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