noun · feminine

akatharsias

Greekἀκαθαρσία (akatharsia)

Strong’sG167

uncleanness, impurity

stem akatharsi-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

impurity9×uncleanness1×

What it means

ἀκαθαρσία, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀκάθαρτος), [in LXX chiefly for טֻמְאָה, טָמֵא;]

uncleanness, impurity,

(a) physical (MM, VGT, s.v.): Mt 23:27;

(b) moral: Ro 1:24 6:19, II Co 12:21, Ga 5:19, Eph 4:19 5:3, Col 3:5, I Th 2:3 4:7.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G167 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak-ath-ar-see'-ah

impurity (the quality), physically or morally

Fromfrom G169;

King Jamesuncleanness.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	akatharsias2×ἀκαθαρσία	akatharsiais
object accusative	akatharsian2×ἀκαθαρσίαν	akatharsiain
direct address vocative	akatharsiar	akatharsiair
of, belonging to genitive	akatharsiau3×ἀκαθαρσίας	akatharsiaiu
to, for dative	akatharsia3×ἀκαθαρσίᾳ	akatharsiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

akatharsistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

akatharsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

akatharsias“impurity”subjectnominative singular2×

Galatians 5:19“impurity”fanereim de atō teim ergeim tau sarxau, hotineim atō porneias, akatharsias, aselgeias,The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

Ephesians 5:3“impurity”Porneias de kai akatharsias pantas ē pleonexias mēde onomazitōr en vi, kathōs prepatō hagioi,But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

akatharsian“impurity”objectaccusative singular2×

Romans 1:24“impurity”Dio paradōata autoin tos theos en tai epithumiai taiu kardiaiu autoiu eis akatharsian teu atimazerō teim sōmeim autoiu en autoi,Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

Colossians 3:5“impurity”Nekravar oun teim meleim teim epi tau gēau, porneian, akatharsian, pathem, epithumian kakan, kai tan pleonexian hotinas atō eidōlolatrias,Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

akatharsiau“impurity”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Matthew 23:27“uncleanness”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

Ephesians 4:19“impurity”hotinois apalgarētois heautoin paradōala ta aselgeia eis ergasian akatharsiau pantau en pleonexia.Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

1 Thessalonians 2:3“impurity”tas gar paraklēsias nu ouk ek planau oude ek akatharsiau oude en dolo,For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.

akatharsia“impurity”to, fordative singular3×

Romans 6:19“impurity”anthrōpinem legamō dia tan asthenian tau sarxau vu; hōsper gar paristanava teim meleim vu douleim ta akatharsia kai ta anomia eis tan anomian, houtōs nun paristanavar teim meleim vu douleim ta dikaiosuna eis hagiasmon.I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

2 Corinthians 12:21“impurity”mē palin ercharatou mu tapeinateia min tos theos mu pros vin, kai penthameia polloin toiu proamartanarētoiu kai mē metanoaratoiu epi ta akatharsia kai porneia kai aselgeia ha prassala.I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

1 Thessalonians 4:7“impurity”ouk gar kalata nin tos theos epi akatharsia alla en hagiasmo.For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.