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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 30 times in 29 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:1 - Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil[fn] spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - “When an evil[fn] spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:23 - Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil[fn] spirit began shouting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:27 - Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And whenever those possessed by evil[fn] spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil[fn] spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8 - For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:7 - And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil[fn] spirits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil[fn] spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil[fn] spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil[fn] spirit—began shouting at Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:36 - Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18 - They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil[fn] spirits were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Jesus had already commanded the evil[fn] spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil[fn] spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - “When an evil[fn] spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil[fn] spirits, and they were all healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:7 - Many evil[fn] spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:8 - “‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.[fn]’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the Christian wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the Christian husband[fn] brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 - Therefore, come out from among unbelievers,
and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD.
Don’t touch their filthy things,
and I will welcome you.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three evil[fn] spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - He gave a mighty shout:
“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen!
She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul[fn] spirit,
a hideout for every foul vulture
and every foul and dreadful animal.[fn]
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