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Strong's G169 ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos)

Akathartos means “foul” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H169 — ohel in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G169
Language Greek
Linked Usages 158
Books 24

Strong's G169 Quick Answer

Strong's G169 ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. akathartos (ak-ath'-ar-tos) adj. 1. impure 2. (ceremonially, morally) lewd It has 158 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include unclean, evening, water, eat, and wash. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
akathartos (ak-ath'-ar-tos) adj. 1. impure 2. (ceremonially, morally) lewd
Usage
158 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
unclean, evening, water, eat, and wash

Meaning and Definition

akathartos (ak-ath'-ar-tos) adj. 1. impure 2. (ceremonially, morally) lewd 3. (specially) demonic [from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 meaning "cleansed"] KJV: foul, unclean Root(s): G1, G2508

Original Word
ἀκάθαρτος
Transliteration
akathartos
Derivation
Root: καθαίρω R1: 1 R2: 2508
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G169. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

unclean

Usage: 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)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

unclean evening water eat wash garments until man every till upon any

How Strong's G169 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 124 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G169 (ἀκάθαρτος) appears 158 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G169 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G169 in the New Testament

29 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G169 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

124 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 5:2 Septuagint / Brenton

That soul which shall touch any unclean thing, or carcass, or that which is unclean being taken of beasts, or the dead bodies of abominable reptiles which are unclean, or carcasses of unclean cattle,

Leviticus 7:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And whatsoever flesh shall have touched any unclean thing, it shall not be eaten, it shall be consumed with fire; everyone that is clean shall eat the flesh.

Leviticus 7:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And whatsoever soul shall touch any unclean thing, either of the uncleanness of a man, or of unclean quadrupeds, or any unclean abominable thing, and shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering, which is the Lord’s, that soul shall perish from his people.

Strong's G169 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G169.

Leviticus 5:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That soul which shall touch any unclean thing, or carcass, or that which is unclean being taken of beasts, or the dead bodies of abominable reptiles which are unclean, or carcasses of unclean cattle,
Leviticus 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever flesh shall have touched any unclean thing, it shall not be eaten, it shall be consumed with fire; everyone that is clean shall eat the flesh.
Leviticus 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever soul shall touch any unclean thing, either of the uncleanness of a man, or of unclean quadrupeds, or any unclean abominable thing, and shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering, which is the Lord’s, that soul shall perish from his people.
Leviticus 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to distinguish between sacred and profane, and between clean and unclean,
Leviticus 11:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But of these ye shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the swine, because this animal divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall not touch their carcasses; these are unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And by these ye shall be defiled; everyone that touches their carcasses shall be unclean till the evening.
Leviticus 11:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.
Leviticus 11:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whichever among the beasts divides the hoof and makes claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; everyone that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every one among all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; everyone that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,
Leviticus 11:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; everyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and then it shall be clean.
Leviticus 11:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatsoever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.
Leviticus 11:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all food that is eaten, on which water shall come from such a vessel, shall be unclean; and every beverage which is drunk in any such vessel, shall be unclean.
Leviticus 11:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everything on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only if the water be of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcasses shall be unclean.
Leviticus 11:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcasses shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that eats of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and ye shall not be polluted with them, and ye shall not be unclean by them.
Leviticus 11:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.
Leviticus 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whatsoever woman shall have conceived and born a male child shall be unclean seven days, she shall be unclean according to the days of separation for her monthly courses.
Leviticus 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for thirty-three days she shall continue in her unclean blood; she shall touch nothing holy, and shall not enter the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be fulfilled.
Leviticus 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if she should have born a female child, then she shall be unclean twice seven days, according to the time of her monthly courses; and for sixty-six days shall she remain in her unclean blood.
Leviticus 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
it is a leprosy waxing old in the skin of the flesh; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall separate him, because he is unclean.
Leviticus 13:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon the sound flesh, and the sound flesh shall prove him to be unclean; for it is unclean, it is a leprosy.
Leviticus 13:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scurf be spread in the skin, the priest shall not examine concerning the yellow hair, for he is unclean.
Leviticus 13:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the leper in whom the plague is, let his garments be ungirded, and his head uncovered; and let him have a covering put upon his mouth, and he shall be called unclean.
Leviticus 13:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the days in which the plague shall be upon him, being unclean, he shall be esteemed unclean; he shall dwell apart, his place of sojourn shall be without the camp.
Leviticus 13:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon the plague on the seventh day; and if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in the skin, in whatsoever things skins may be used in their workmanship, the plague is a confirmed leprosy; it is unclean.
Leviticus 13:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon it after the plague has been washed; and if this, even the plague, has not changed its appearance, and the plague does not spread, it is unclean; it shall be burned with fire: it is fixed in the garment, in the warp, or in the woof.
Leviticus 14:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall sacrifice the sin offering, and the priest shall make atonement for the person under purification to cleanse him from his sin, and afterward the priest shall slay the whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 14:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall give orders to remove the furniture of the house, before the priest comes in to see the plague, and thus none of the things in the house shall become unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to examine the house.
Leviticus 14:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall give orders, and they shall take away the stones in which the plague is, and shall cast them out of the city into an unclean place.
Leviticus 14:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall scrape the house within round about, and shall pour out the dust scraped off outside the city into an unclean place.
Leviticus 14:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall go in and see if the plague is spread in the house: it is a confirmed leprosy in the house, it is unclean.
Leviticus 14:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take down the house, and its timbers and its stones, and they shall carry out all the mortar without the city into an unclean place.
Leviticus 14:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that goes into the house at any time, during its separation, shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 14:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that sleeps in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening; and he that eats in the house shall wash his garments, and be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 14:57 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of declaring in what day it is unclean, and in what day it shall be purged: this is the law of the leprosy.
Leviticus 15:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whatever man shall have an issue out of his body, his issue is unclean.
Leviticus 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every bed on which he that has the issue shall happen to lie, is unclean; and every seat on which he that has the issue may happen to sit, shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man who shall touch his bed, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever sits on the seat on which he that has the issue may have sat, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that touches the skin of him that has the issue, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he that has the issue should spit upon one that is clean, that person shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every ass’s saddle, on which the man with the issue shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everyone that touches whatsoever shall have been under him shall be unclean until evening; and he that takes them up shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whomsoever he that has the issue shall touch, if he have not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man whose seed of copulation shall happen to go forth from him, shall then wash his whole body, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every garment, and every skin on which there shall be the seed of copulation shall both be washed with water, and be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation—they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman whosoever shall have an issue of blood, when her issue shall be in her body, shall be seven days in her separation; everyone that touches her shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everything whereon she shall lie in her separation, shall be unclean; and whatever she shall sit upon, shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever shall touch her bed shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everyone that touches any vessel on which she shall sit, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whether it be while she is on her bed, or on a seat which she may happen to sit upon when he touches her, he shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if anyone shall lie with her, and her uncleanness be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he shall have lain shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a woman have an issue of blood many days, not in the time of her separation; if the blood should also flow after her separation, all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every bed on which she shall lie all the days of her flux shall be to her as the bed of her separation, and every seat whereon she shall sit shall be unclean according to the uncleanness of her separation.
Leviticus 15:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every one that touches it shall be unclean; and he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall make a distinction between the clean and the unclean cattle, and between clean and unclean birds; and ye shall not defile your souls with cattle, or with birds, or with any creeping things of the earth, which I have separated for you by reason of uncleanness.
Leviticus 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
or whosoever shall touch any unclean reptile, which will defile him, or who shall touch a man, whereby he shall defile him according to all his uncleanness:
Leviticus 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be unclean until evening; he shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water,
Leviticus 27:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if it be any unclean beast, of which none are offered as a gift to the Lord, he shall set the beast before the priest.
Leviticus 27:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if he should redeem an unclean beast, according to its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his; and if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation.
Numbers 5:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charge the children of Israel, and let them send forth out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has an issue of the reins, and everyone who is unclean from a dead body.
Numbers 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there came men who were unclean by reason of a dead body, and they were not able to keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.
Numbers 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And those men said to Moses, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: shall we therefore fail to offer the gift to the Lord in its season in the midst of the children of Israel?
Numbers 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whatever man shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or on a journey far off, among you, or among your posterity; he shall then keep the Passover to the Lord,
Numbers 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the firstborn of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the firstborn of unclean cattle.
Numbers 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall go into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean till evening.
Numbers 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that burns her shall wash his garments, and bathe his body, and shall be unclean till evening.
Numbers 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that gathers up the ashes of the heifer shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean until evening; and it shall be a perpetual statute for the children of Israel and for the strangers joined to them.
Numbers 19:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that touches the dead body of any man, shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers 19:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every one that touches the carcass of the person of a man, if he should have died, and the other not have been purified, has defiled the tabernacle of the Lord: that soul shall be cut off from Israel, because the water of sprinkling has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
Numbers 19:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the law; if a man die in a house, everyone that goes into the house, and all things in the house, shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers 19:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every open vessel which has not a covering bound upon it, shall be unclean.
Numbers 19:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everyone who shall touch a man slain by violence, or a corpse, or human bone, or sepulcher, shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers 19:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take for the unclean of the burnt ashes of purification, and they shall pour upon them running water into a vessel.
Numbers 19:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the clean man shall sprinkle the water on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day he shall purify himself; and the other shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Numbers 19:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatever man shall be defiled and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, because he has defiled the holy things of the Lord, because the water of sprinkling has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
Numbers 19:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be to you a perpetual statute; and he that sprinkles the water of sprinkling shall wash his garments; and he that touches the water of sprinkling shall be unclean until evening.
Numbers 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever the unclean man shall touch shall be unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean till evening.
Deuteronomy 12:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou shalt kill according to all thy desire, and shalt eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he has given thee in every city; the unclean that is within thee and the clean shall eat it on equal terms, as the doe or the stag.
Deuteronomy 12:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As the doe and the stag are eaten, so shalt thou eat it; the unclean in thee and the clean shall eat it in like manner.
Deuteronomy 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, and of those that divide the hoofs, and make distinct claws; the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud, and do not divide the hoof, these are unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for the swine, because he divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, yet he chews not the cud, he is unclean to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, ye shall not touch their dead bodies.
Deuteronomy 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all that have not fins and scales ye shall not eat; they are unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All winged animals that creep are unclean to you; ye shall not eat of them.
Deuteronomy 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt eat it in thy cities; the unclean in thee and the clean shall eat it in like manner, as the doe or the stag.
Deuteronomy 26:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in my distress I did not eat of them, I have not gathered of them for an unclean purpose, I have not given of them to the dead; I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
Judges 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;
Judges 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of his death.
Judges 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
She shall eat of nothing that comes of the vine yielding wine, and let her not drink wine or strong liquor, and let her not eat anything unclean: all things that I have charged her she shall observe.
2 Chronicles 23:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.
Job 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, Drinking unrighteousness as a draft.
Proverbs 3:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither does he sit among the righteous.
Proverbs 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God, And he that unjustly strikes hands with hand shall not be held guiltless.
Proverbs 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is unclean and abominable with God.
Proverbs 20:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Are even both of them unclean before the Lord; And so is he that makes them.
Proverbs 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: But a holy man is abominable with evildoers.
Ecclesiastes 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Vanity is in all: There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; To the good, and to the bad; Both to the pure, and to the impure; Both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: As is the good, so is the sinner: As is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath.
Isaiah 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said, Woe is me, for I am pricked to the heart; for being a man, and having unclean lips, I dwell in the midst of a people having unclean lips; and I have seen with mine eyes the King, the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 35:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There shall be there a pure way, and it shall be called a holy way; and there shall not pass by there any unclean person, neither shall there be there an unclean way; but the dispersed shall walk on it, and they shall not go astray.
Isaiah 52:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Awake, awake, Zion; put on thy strength, O Zion; and do thou put on thy glory, Jerusalem the holy city: there shall no more pass through thee the uncircumcised and unclean.
Isaiah 52:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart ye, depart, go out from thence, and touch not the unclean thing; go ye out from the midst of her; separate yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of the Lord.
Isaiah 64:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and we are all become as unclean, and all our righteousness as a filthy rag: and we have fallen as leaves because of our iniquities; thus the wind shall carry us away.
Lamentations 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart ye from the unclean ones: Call ye them: depart, depart, touch them not: For they are on fire, yea, they stagger: Say ye among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.
Ezekiel 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall the children of Israel eat unclean things among the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to those near thee, and to those far distant from thee; and they shall mock thee, thou that art notoriously unclean, and abundant in iniquities.
Ezekiel 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Her priests also have set at nought my law, and profaned my holy things: they have not distinguished between the holy and profane, nor have they distinguished between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I was profaned in the midst of them.
Ezekiel 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will do it; I will not delay, neither will I have any mercy: I will judge thee, saith the Lord, according to thy ways, and according to thy devices: therefore will I judge thee according to thy bloodshed, and according to thy devices will I judge thee, thou unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one.
Ezekiel 44:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall teach my people to distinguish between holy and profane, and they shall make known to them the difference between unclean and clean.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G169, grouped by book.

Leviticus 72 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 11 usages, New Testament
Luke 6 usages, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G169 FAQ

What does akathartos (ἀκάθαρτος) mean?

Akathartos (Strong's G169) is a Greek word most simply glossed "foul". akathartos (ak-ath'-ar-tos) adj. 1. impure 2. (ceremonially, morally) lewd

How many times is akathartos (ἀκάθαρτος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 158 linked usages for Strong's G169 across 24 books.

Where can I study akathartos (ἀκάθαρτος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G169 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate akathartos (ἀκάθαρτος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as unclean, evening, water, eat, wash, and garments. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G169 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 124 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G169, with linked reader references where each row is available.