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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 168. ἀκαθάρτης (akathartés) -- Unclean person</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/168.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/168.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 168</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/167.htm" title="167">◄</a> 168. akathartés <a href="../greek/169.htm" title="169">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">akathartés: Unclean person</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀκαθαρτής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akathartés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-kah-thar-TAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak-ath-ar'-tace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Unclean person<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>filthiness<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek adjective ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos), meaning "unclean" or "impure."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of uncleanness in the Hebrew Bible is often represented by the word טָמֵא (tamei), Strong's Hebrew #2931, which denotes ceremonial impurity and is used extensively in the Levitical laws.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "akathartés" refers to an individual who is considered unclean, often in a moral or spiritual sense. In the New Testament, it is used to describe those who are morally impure or defiled, particularly in relation to sexual immorality or idolatry. The concept of uncleanness is deeply rooted in Jewish ceremonial law, where it denotes a state of impurity that separates individuals from the holiness required by God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Jewish context, uncleanness was a significant concept, encompassing both physical and spiritual impurity. The Law of Moses outlined various conditions and actions that rendered a person unclean, requiring purification rituals to restore them to a state of ceremonial cleanliness. In the Greco-Roman world, moral impurity was often associated with pagan practices and idolatry, which were prevalent in the culture. The early Christian community, emerging from this milieu, emphasized moral purity as a reflection of one's relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 168</b> <i>akathártēs</i> – properly, uncleanness due to being unpurged (unpurified); <i>filthiness</i>. <a href="/greek/169.htm">See 169</a> (<i>akathartos</i>).</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>variant reading for <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a>, q.v.<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 168: ἀκαθάρτης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκαθάρτης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">impurity</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a>, — not found elsewhere, and the true reading here is <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκάθαρτα</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span>.<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>filthiness. <p>From <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a>; impurity (the state), morally -- filthiness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/169.htm">akathartos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακάθαρτα<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><a href="/greek/aio_sin_165.htm">αἰῶσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nia_166.htm">αἰώνια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nian_166.htm">αἰωνίαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nio_n_166.htm">αἰωνίων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_niois_166.htm">αἰωνίοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nion_166.htm">αἰώνιον — 45 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nios_166.htm">αἰώνιός — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_niou_166.htm">αἰωνίου — 15 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aio_nious_166.htm">αἰωνίους — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharsia_167.htm">ἀκαθαρσίᾳ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharsias_167.htm">ἀκαθαρσίας — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharta_169.htm">ἀκάθαρτα — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharto__169.htm">ἀκαθάρτῳ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharto_n_169.htm">ἀκαθάρτων — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akathartois_169.htm">ἀκαθάρτοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatharton_169.htm">ἀκάθαρτον — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akathartos_169.htm">ἀκάθαρτος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akathartou_169.htm">ἀκαθάρτου — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_kaireisthe_170.htm">ἠκαιρεῖσθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akairo_s_171.htm">ἀκαίρως — 1 Occ.</a><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'; 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