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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 over unclean G169 spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

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“Now when the unclean G169 spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and 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 G169 spirit; and he cried out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - After throwing him into convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean G169 spirit came out of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - And they were all amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean G169 spirits, and they obey Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And whenever the unclean G169 spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - because they were saying, “He has an unclean G169 spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean G169 spirit met Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8 - For He had already been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean G169 spirit!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean G169 spirits entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7 -

And He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean G169 spirits;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean G169 spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - When Jesus saw that a crowd was [fn]rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean G169 spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I [fn]command you, come out of him and do not enter him [fn]again!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - In the synagogue there was a man [fn]possessed by the spirit of an unclean G169 demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another, saying, “What is [fn]this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean G169 spirits, and they come out!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18 - who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled by unclean G169 spirits were being cured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For He had already commanded the unclean G169 spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - Now while he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean G169 spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 -

“When the unclean G169 spirit comes out of [fn]a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then 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 - The [fn]people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together as well, bringing people who were sick [fn]or tormented with unclean G169 spirits, and they were all being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7 - For in the case of many who had unclean G169 spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed or limped on crutches were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything [fn]unholy and unclean G169.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - And he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a [fn]foreigner; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call any person [fn]unholy or unclean G169.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - “But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing [fn]unholy or unclean G169 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 sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through [fn]her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean G169, but now they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 -

“Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.

“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN G169;

And I will welcome you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - For this you know with certainty, that no sexually immoral or [fn]impure G169 or greedy person, which [fn]amounts to an idolater, has an 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 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 G169 spirits like frogs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and [fn]adorned with gold, precious [fn]stones, and pearls, holding in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean G169 things G169 of her sexual immorality,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “[fn]Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a [fn]prison of every unclean G169 spirit, and a [fn]prison of every unclean G169 and hateful bird.
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