Strong's Greek · G169

ἀκάθαρτος

akáthartos

foul, unclean

Definition

impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))

Derivation

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 (καθαίρω) (meaning cleansed);

Appears 32 times in Scripture

Matthew 10:1

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Mark 1:26

At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.

Mark 3:11

And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Mark 1:23

Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

Mark 1:27

All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

Mark 3:30

Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Mark 7:25

Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

Mark 5:8

For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

Matthew 12:43

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

Mark 5:2

As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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