ἈΚΑΘΑΡΤΑ, ἀκαθαρτα
AKATHARTA, akatharta
Sounds Like: ah-ka-THAR-tah
Translations: unclean, impure, defiled, unclean things, impure things, defiled things
From the root: ἈΚΑΘΑΡΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as ritually or morally unclean or impure. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (not) and 'καθαρός' (clean, pure). It is often used in a religious or ceremonial context to refer to things that are forbidden or defiled, such as certain foods or practices. It can also refer to moral impurity.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative; or Feminine, Singular, Nominative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G169 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:55
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 20:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 11:8, 11:26, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:31, 11:33, 11:35, 14:36
- Numbers — 19:14, 19:15
- Deuteronomy — 14:7, 14:10, 14:18
- Proverbs — 20:13
- Isaiah — 6:5
- Ezekiel — 4:13
- Hosea — 8:13, 9:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 1 — 1:7
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΚΑΘΑΡΤΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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