ἀκάθαρτοςakáthartos
unclean, impure
Greek (New Testament) · G169
Meanings
(a) physically
(b) ceremonially: Acts 10:14, Acts 10:28, Acts 11:8, 1 Corinthians 7:14, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Revelation 18:2
(c) morally: Ephesians 5:5, Revelation 17:4; with πνεῦμα, as always in Gosp., Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:43, Mark 1:23, Mark 1:26, Mark 1:27, Mark 3:11, Mark 3:30, Mark 5:2, Mark 5:8, Mark 5:13, Mark 6:7, Mark 7:25, Mark 9:25, Luke 4:33, Luke 4:36, Luke 6:18, Luke 8:29, Luke 9:42, Luke 11:24, Acts 5:16, Acts 8:7, Revelation 16:13.
Same root
- ΑA · G1the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
- καθαίρωkathaírō · G2508to cleanse, i.e. (specially) to prune; figuratively, to expiate
- ἀκαθαρσίαakatharsía · G167impurity (the quality), physically or morally
- ἀκαθάρτηςakathártēs · G168impurity (the state), morally
Where it appears
Appears 32 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
- Matthew 12:43 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.
- Mark 1:23 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out,
- Mark 1:26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.
- Mark 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!”
- Mark 3:11 And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.