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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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Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority and power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

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“Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through waterless (dry, arid) places in search of rest, but it does not find it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:23 - Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - The unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions, and screeching with a loud voice, came out of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - They were all so amazed that they debated and questioned each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits (demons), and they obey Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed out, “You are the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - [Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:8

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out [of the man] and entered the pigs. The herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea; and they were drowned [one after the other] in the sea.

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And He called the twelve [disciples] and began to send them out [as His special messengers] two by two, and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - Instead, after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering [around them], He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - There was a man in the synagogue who was possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud and terrible voice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - They were all astonished and in awe, and began saying to one another, “What is this message? 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 had come to listen to Him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those who were troubled by unclean spirits (demons) were being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - Now He was [already] commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him [violently] many times; and 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 BoxLuk 9:42 - Even while the boy was coming, the demon slammed him down and threw him into a [violent] convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 -

“When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places in search [of a place] of rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will go back to my house (person) from which I came.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - And the people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing the sick and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7 - For unclean spirits (demons), shouting loudly, were coming out of many who were possessed; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, “Not at all, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common (unholy) and [ceremonially] unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - He said to them, “You know that it is unlawful for a Jewish man to associate with or befriend a Gentile, or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call anyone common or [ceremonially] unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - “But I said, ‘Not at all, Lord; for nothing common (unholy) or [ceremonially] 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 [fn]sanctified [that is, he receives the blessings granted] through his [Christian] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be [ceremonially] [fn]unclean, but as it is they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 -

“So COME OUT FROM AMONG UNBELIEVERS AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord,

“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;

And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, leaping from the mouth of the dragon (Satan) and from the mouth of the beast (Antichrist, dictator) and from the mouth of the false prophet;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations and the filth of her [sexual] immorality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is [fn]Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.
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