Unclean
ἀκάθαρτοςStrong’s G0169akathartos
Appears in 30 verses of the New Testament
In short
Akathartos is the Greek word usually translated “unclean” and “unclean person”. It appears in 30 verses of the New Testament.
“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 manner of disease.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unclean” and “unclean person”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unclean 30
- unclean person 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 11
- Luke 6
- Acts 5
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:43When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
- Mark 1:23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
- Mark 1:26And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
- Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
- Mark 3:11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
- Mark 3:30Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Greek dictionary
ἀκάθαρτος akathartos · unclean
ἀκάθαρτος, -ον (ἀ- neg., καθαίρω), [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ;] unclean, impure; (a) physically (LS, MM, VGT, see word); (b) ceremonially: Act.10:14,28 11:8, 1Co.7:14, 2Co.6:17, Rev.18:2; (with) morally: Eph.5:5, Rev.17:4; with πνεῦμα, as always in Gosp., Mat.10:1 12:43, Mrk.1:23,26,27 3:11,30 5:2,8,13 6:7 7:25 9:25, Luk.4:33,36 6:18 8:29 9:42 11:24, Act.5:16 8:7, Rev.16:13 (cf. Cremer, 320). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unclean” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNCLE'AN, adjective
- Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
- In the Jewish law, ceremonially impure; not cleansed by ritual practices. Numbers 19:7Leviticus 11:4Romans 14:14
- Foul with sin. Matthew 10:1
- Not in covenant with God. 1 Corinthians 7:14
All definitions
- Lewd; unchaste.“No unclean person - hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God” Ephesians 5:5
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.