Strong's Lexicon akathartos: Unclean, impure Original Word: ἀκάθαρτος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "a-" (meaning "not") and "katharos" (meaning "clean" or "pure"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is טָמֵא (tamei), which also means unclean or impure, particularly in a ritualistic or moral sense. Usage: The term "akathartos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which is ritually or morally unclean. It often refers to impure spirits or demons, as well as to things that are ceremonially unclean according to Jewish law. The word conveys a sense of defilement and separation from what is holy or pure. Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish culture, the concept of cleanliness was deeply embedded in the Law of Moses, which outlined various regulations for maintaining ritual purity. This included dietary laws, purification rites, and distinctions between clean and unclean animals. The term "akathartos" would have been understood by first-century Jews as anything that violated these laws, rendering a person or object unfit for worship or community life. In the Greco-Roman world, the term also carried connotations of moral impurity, often associated with idolatry and pagan practices. HELPS Word-studies 169 akáthartos (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 2513 /katharós, "clean, purged") – properly, not pure (because mixed), i.e. adulterated with "a wrong mix" and hence "unclean" (because tainted by sin). [The antonym, 2508 /kathaírō ("clean"), means "free from wrong mixture" (unadulterated, unmixed).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and kathairó Definition unclean, impure NASB Translation impure person (1), unclean (29), unclean things (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 169: ἀκάθαρτοςἀκάθαρτος, (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; τά 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance foul, unclean. From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of kathairo (meaning cleansed); impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic)) -- foul, unclean. see GREEK a see GREEK kathairo Forms and Transliterations ακαθαρτα ακάθαρτά ἀκάθαρτα ἀκάθαρτά ακάθαρτοι ακαθαρτοις ακαθάρτοις ἀκαθάρτοις ακαθαρτον ακάθαρτον ακάθαρτόν ἀκάθαρτον ακαθαρτος ακάθαρτος ακάθαρτός ἀκάθαρτος ακαθαρτου ακαθάρτου ἀκαθάρτου ακαθαρτω ακαθάρτω ἀκαθάρτῳ ακαθαρτων ακαθάρτων ἀκαθάρτων akatharta akátharta akáthartá akatharto akathartō akathártoi akathártōi akathartois akathártois akatharton akathartōn akathárton akathártōn akátharton akathartos akáthartos akathartou akathártouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 10:1 Adj-GNPGRK: ἐξουσίαν πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν NAS: them authority over unclean spirits, KJV: power [against] unclean spirits, INT: authority over spirits unclean so as to cast out Matthew 12:43 Adj-NNS Mark 1:23 Adj-DNS Mark 1:26 Adj-NNS Mark 1:27 Adj-DNP Mark 3:11 Adj-NNP Mark 3:30 Adj-ANS Mark 5:2 Adj-DNS Mark 5:8 Adj-NNS Mark 5:13 Adj-NNP Mark 6:7 Adj-GNP Mark 7:25 Adj-ANS Mark 9:25 Adj-DNS Luke 4:33 Adj-GNS Luke 4:36 Adj-DNP Luke 6:18 Adj-GNP Luke 8:29 Adj-DNS Luke 9:42 Adj-DNS Luke 11:24 Adj-NNS Acts 5:16 Adj-GNP Acts 8:7 Adj-ANP Acts 10:14 Adj-ANS Acts 10:28 Adj-AMS Acts 11:8 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 7:14 Adj-NNP Strong's Greek 169 |
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