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In the New Testament, it is often used to describe moral corruption, particularly in the context of sexual immorality, idolatry, and other behaviors that are contrary to God's holiness. It conveys a sense of defilement that separates individuals from the purity and sanctity expected by God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, concepts of purity and impurity were significant in both religious and social contexts. Jewish law, as outlined in the Old Testament, had strict regulations regarding cleanliness, which were both ceremonial and moral. The early Christian community, emerging from this Jewish context, understood impurity not only in terms of ritual but also as a moral and spiritual condition that needed to be addressed through repentance and sanctification.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 167</b> <i>akatharsía</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/2513.htm">2513</a> <i>/katharós</i>, "clean because unmixed, pure") – ritual <i>impurity</i>, caused by leprosy, open infection, child birth, touching a corpse, etc. <a href="/greek/169.htm">See 169</a> (<i>akathartos</i>). </p><p class="discovery">[This use of <a href="/greek/167.htm">167</a> <i>/akatharsía</i> occurs in the <i>LXX</i> (see Lev 9:6, 12:5, 13:11, etc.).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>uncleanness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>impurity (9), uncleanness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 167: ἀκαθαρσία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκαθαρσία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀκάθαρτος</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span> down), <span class="accented">uncleanness</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> physical: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> in a moral sense, the impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate living: <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/6-19.htm">Romans 6:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">2 Corinthians 12:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-19.htm">Ephesians 4:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a>; used of impure motives in <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, p. 553, 12.) Cf. Tittmann i., p. 150f.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>uncleanness. <p>From <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a>; impurity (the quality), physically or morally -- uncleanness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακαθαρσια ακαθαρσία ἀκαθαρσία ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ακαθαρσίαις ακαθαρσιαν ακαθαρσίαν ἀκαθαρσίαν ακαθαρσιας ακαθαρσίας ἀκαθαρσίας ακαθαρσιών akatharsia akatharsía akatharsíāi akatharsian akatharsían akatharsias akatharsías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πάσης <b>ἀκαθαρσίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bones and all <span class="itali">uncleanness.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and of all <span class="itali">uncleanness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and of all <span class="itali">uncleaness</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν εἰς <b>ἀκαθαρσίαν</b> τοῦ ἀτιμάζεσθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of their hearts <span class="itali">to impurity,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> up to <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> through the lusts<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them to <span class="itali">uncleaness</span> to be dishonored<p><b><a href="/text/romans/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δοῦλα τῇ <b>ἀκαθαρσίᾳ</b> καὶ τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as slaves <span class="itali">to impurity</span> and to lawlessness,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> servants <span class="itali">to uncleanness</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in bondage <span class="itali">to uncleanness</span> and to<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῇ <b>ἀκαθαρσίᾳ</b> καὶ πορνείᾳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and not repented <span class="itali">of the impurity,</span> immorality<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of <span class="itali">the uncleanness</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> and sexual immorality<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν πορνεία <b>ἀκαθαρσία</b> ἀσέλγεια </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are: immorality, <span class="itali">impurity,</span> sensuality,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fornication, <span class="itali">uncleanness,</span> lasciviousness,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are sexual immorality <span class="itali">impurity</span> sensuality<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 4:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς ἐργασίαν <b>ἀκαθαρσίας</b> πάσης ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of every kind <span class="itali">of impurity</span> with greediness.<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> work all <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> with greediness.<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for [the] working <span class="itali">of uncleaness</span> all with<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ καὶ <b>ἀκαθαρσία</b> πᾶσα ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or any <span class="itali">impurity</span> or greed<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and all <span class="itali">uncleanness,</span> or covetousness,<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hoewever and <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> all or<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γῆς πορνείαν <b>ἀκαθαρσίαν</b> πάθος ἐπιθυμίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to immorality, <span class="itali">impurity,</span> passion,<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fornication, <span class="itali">uncleanness,</span> inordinate affection,<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> earth sexual immorality <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> passion desire<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐδὲ ἐξ <b>ἀκαθαρσίας</b> οὐδὲ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">impurity</span> or<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor of <span class="itali">uncleanness,</span> nor in<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor of <span class="itali">uncleaness</span> nor in<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὸς ἐπὶ <b>ἀκαθαρσίᾳ</b> ἀλλ' ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has not called <span class="itali">us for the purpose of impurity,</span> but in sanctification.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> us unto <span class="itali">uncleanness,</span> but unto<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God to <span class="itali">uncleanness</span> but in<p><b><a href="/greek/167.htm">Strong's Greek 167</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_167.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akatharsia_167.htm">ἀκαθαρσίᾳ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharsian_167.htm">ἀκαθαρσίαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharsias_167.htm">ἀκαθαρσίας — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/166.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="166"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="166" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/168.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="168"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="168" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>