Word Study · Strong's G167 · Greek
ἀκαθαρσία
akatharsia
ak-ath-ar-see'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: akatharsía
“impurity (the quality), physically or morally”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
impurity (the quality), physically or morally
Rendered in the KJV as
uncleanness.
- 10occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- ἀκαθαρσίᾳ3
- ἀκαθαρσίας2
- ἀκαθαρσία1
- ἀκαθαρσία,1
- ἀκαθαρσίαν1
- ἀκαθαρσίαν,1
- ἀκαθαρσίας.1
How it is rendered · 5
- impurity5
- impurity,2
- impurity.1
- of impurity1
- to impurity1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
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- N-DSF · 3
- N-GSF · 3
- N-ASF · 2
- N-NSF · 2
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Romans2 of 10 · 20%
- Ephesians2 of 10 · 20%
- 1 Thessalonians2 of 10 · 20%
- Matthew1 of 10 · 10%
- 2 Corinthians1 of 10 · 10%
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Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 1:24ἀκαθαρσίανakatharsiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.here: impurity
- Romans 6:19ἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularI am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.here: to impurity
Galatians1 occurrence
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 4:19ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHaving lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.here: of impurity
- Ephesians 5:3ἀκαθαρσίαakatharsianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.here: impurity
1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.here: impurity
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7ἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.here: impurity