ἀκάθαρτος akathartos

Greek word for “unclean” · Strong’s G169 · used 32 times in 30 verses

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Meaning

ἀκάθαρτος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., καθαίρω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for akathartos in context, with how often each is used:

• unclean 30
• unclean person 1
• unclean things 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 1 (3), Mark 5 (3), Mark 3 (2), Luke 4 (2), Acts 10 (2), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Mark 6 (1), Mark 7 (1), Mark 9 (1)

Forms

• ἀκάθαρτον 9
• ἀκαθάρτῳ 5
• ἀκάθαρτα 5
• ἀκαθάρτου 5
• ἀκαθάρτων 4
• ἀκαθάρτοις 2
• ἀκάθαρτά 1
• ἀκάθαρτος 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with akathartos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 23
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 11
• θεραπεύω therapeuō “to serve/heal” 4
• ἐπιτάσσω epitassō “to command” 3
• δαιμόνιον daimonion “demon” 4
• κοινός koinos “common” 3
• ἐξουσία exousia “authority” 4
• μηδαμῶς mēdamōs “surely not” 2
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 4
• ἄνυδρος anudros “waterless” 2
• ἀνάπαυσις anapausis “rest” 2
• ἀνακράζω anakrazō “to yell” 2

Key verses

The verses using akathartos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 10:1 — And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all…
• Matthew 12:43 — When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
• Mark 6:7 — And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
• Mark 9:25 — When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him,…
• Luke 11:24 — When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I…
• Acts 10:14 — But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
• Acts 10:28 — And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath…
• 2 Corinthians 6:17 — Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
• Ephesians 5:5 — For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
• Revelation 16:13 — And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
• Revelation 17:4 — And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of…
• Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.