adjective
akathartos
Greekἀκάθαρτος (akathartos)
Strong’sG169
unclean, impure
stem akathart-32 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀκάθαρτος, -ον
(< ἀ- neg., καθαίρω), [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G169 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-ath'-ar-tos
impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 (meaning cleansed);
King Jamesfoul, unclean.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akathartos1×ἀκάθαρτος | akathartas | akathartem8×ἀκάθαρτον | akathartois | akathartais | akatharteim6×ἀκάθαρτα |
| object accusative | akatharton1×ἀκάθαρτον | akathartan | akathartoin | akathartain | ||
| direct address vocative | akathartor | akathartar | akathartoir | akathartair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | akathartou | akathartau | akatharteu5×ἀκαθάρτου | akathartoiu | akathartaiu | akatharteiu4×ἀκαθάρτων |
| to, for dative | akatharto | akatharta | akatharte5×ἀκαθάρτῳ | akathartoi | akathartai | akathartei2×ἀκαθάρτοις |
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
akathart 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
32 occurrences, every one of them listed
akathartos“impure”subjectnominative singular1×
Ephesians 5:5“impure”houtem gar oidavēr gnōskarōtois hoti pantos pornos ē akathartos ē pleonektos, hem atō eidōlolatros, ouk echatō klēronomian en ta basileia tou Christou kai theou.For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
akatharton“unclean”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 10:28“unclean”fēate tē pros autoin; Vis epistevō hōs athemitem atō anēro Ioudaio kollirō ē prosercherō allofulo; kami tos theos deiknuata mēdenon koinon ē akatharton legarō anthrōpon;He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
akathartem“unclean”subject or objectdirect singular8×
Matthew 12:43“unclean”Hotan de tem akathartem pneumem exerchateia apo tou anthrōpou, dierchetō dia anudroiu topoiu zētarōtem anapausian, kai ouk heuriskatō.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
Mark 1:26“unclean”kai sparassaratem auton tem pneumem tem akathartem kai fōnaratem fōna mega exerchata ek autou.At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
Luke 11:24“unclean”Hotan tem akathartem pneumem exerchateia apo tou anthrōpou, dierchetō dia anudroiu topoiu zētarōtem anapausian, kai mē heuriskarōtem legatō; Hupostrefami eis ton oikon mu hothen exerchama;When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
Acts 11:8“unclean”legama de; Mēdamōs, kurior, hoti koinem ē akathartem oudepote eiserchata eis tem stomem mu.‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
Mark 3:30“unclean”hoti legale; Pneumem akathartem echatō.Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Mark 7:25“unclean”alla euthuos akouaratas gunaikas peri autou, hau echate tem thugatriem autau pneumem akathartem, ercharatas prospiptata pros toin podoin autou;Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
Acts 10:14“unclean”tos de Petros legata; Mēdamōs, kurior, hoti oudepote esthiama pantem koinem kai akathartem.“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
Mark 5:8“unclean”legate gar aute; Exerchasar tem pneumem tem akathartem ek tou anthrōpou.For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
akatharteu“unclean”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Luke 4:33“unclean”kai en ta sunagōga ate anthrōpos echarōtos pneumem daimoneu akatharteu, kai anakrazata fōna mega;In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
2 Corinthians 6:17“unclean”dio exerchavar ek meseu autoiu, kai aforizivar, legatō kurios, kai akatharteu mē haptevōr; kamis eisdechemi vin;“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Revelation 18:2“unclean”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, kai gineta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu ornitheu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu thēreu akatharteu kai misirēteu,And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Revelation 18:2“unclean”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, kai gineta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu ornitheu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu thēreu akatharteu kai misirēteu,And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Revelation 18:2“unclean”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, kai gineta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu ornitheu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu thēreu akatharteu kai misirēteu,And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
akatharte“unclean”to, fordative singular5×
Mark 1:23“unclean”kai euthuos ate en ta sunagōga autoiu anthrōpos en pneume akatharte kai anakrazataSuddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
Mark 5:2“unclean”kai exercharatou autou ek teu ploieu euthuos hupantata auto ek teiu mnēmeieiu anthrōpos en pneume akatharte,As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
Mark 9:25“unclean”horaratos de tos Iēsus hoti episuntrechatō ochlos epitimata te pneume te akatharte legarōtos aute; Tem alalem kai kōfem pneumem, mis epitassamō si, exerchasar ek autou kai mēketi eiserchaseia eis auton.When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Luke 8:29“unclean”parangellate gar te pneume te akatharte exerchara apo tou anthrōpou. polloi gar chronoi sunarpazatelē auton, kai desmeuite halusiai kai pedai fulassirōtos, kai diarrēgnuarōtos teim desmeim elaunite hupo teu daimoneu eis tain erēmain.For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Luke 9:42“unclean”ēti de prosercherōtou autou rēgnuata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata de tos Iēsus te pneume te akatharte, kai ieta ton paidon kai apodōata auton to patēro autou.Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
akatharteim“unclean”subject or objectdirect plural6×
Mark 3:11“unclean”kai teim pneumeim teim akatharteim, hotan auton theōrale, prospiptale auto kai krazale legarōteim hoti Sis asō tos huios tou theou.And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Mark 5:13“unclean”kai epitrepata autei. kai exercharateim teim pneumeim teim akatharteim eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, hōs dischilioi, kai pnigile en ta thalassa.He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
1 Corinthians 7:14“unclean”hagiazitē gar tos anēros tos apistos en ta gunaika, kai hagiazitē tas gunaikas tas apistas en to adelfo; epei ara teim tekneim vu akatharteim atō, nun de hagieim atō.For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Acts 8:7“unclean”pollois gar toiu echarōtoiu pneumeim akatharteim boarōteim fōna mega exerchele, pollois de paraluirētois kai chōlois therapeuila;With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
Revelation 16:13“unclean”kai horama ek teu stomeu tou drakōnou kai ek teu stomeu teu thēreu kai ek teu stomeu tou pseudoprofētou pneumeim treis akatharteim hōs batrachois;And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Revelation 17:4“impurities”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
akatharteiu“unclean”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 10:1“unclean”Kai proskaleratos toin dōdeka mathētoin autou dōata autoi exousian pneumeiu akatharteiu hōste ekballarō auteim kai therapeuarō pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Mark 6:7“unclean”kai proskaletō toin dōdeka, kai archeta autoin apostelarō duo duo, kai dōate autoi exousian teiu pneumeiu teiu akatharteiu,Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
Luke 6:18“unclean”hois erchala akouara autou kai iira apo taiu nosaiu autoiu; kai tois enochlirōtois apo pneumeiu akatharteiu therapeuile;They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
Acts 5:16“unclean”sunerchete de kai tem plēthem taiu perix politaiu Ierousalēm, ferarōtois asthenoin kai ochlirōtoin hupo pneumeiu akatharteiu, hotinois therapeuile hapantois.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
akathartei“unclean”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 1:27“unclean”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōtoin; Tinem atō houtem? didachas kainas; kata exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
Luke 4:36“unclean”kai gineta thambem epi pantoin, kai sullalale pros allēloin legarōtois; Tinos tos logos houtos hoti en exousia kai dunamia epitassatō tei akathartei pneumei, kai exerchelō?All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”