ἀκάθαρτα
akáthartos
unclean
Not clean; in a ritual, moral, or spiritual sense: unclean, impure. The term may denote ritual impurity (as defined by purity laws), moral impurity (ethical defilement), or spiritual impurity (especially in relation to unclean spirits or powers). In the New Testament, it commonly refers both to persons, objects, or foods that are not ritually clean, and to malevolent spiritual beings considered defiling or outside God's order.
Acts 8:7 · Word #6
Lexicon G169
| Lemma | ἀκάθαρτος |
| Transliteration | akáthartos |
| Strong's | G169 |
| Definition | Not clean; in a ritual, moral, or spiritual sense: unclean, impure. The term may denote ritual impurity (as defined by purity laws), moral impurity (ethical defilement), or spiritual impurity (especially in relation to unclean spirits or powers). In the New Testament, it commonly refers both to persons, objects, or foods that are not ritually clean, and to malevolent spiritual beings considered defiling or outside God's order. |
Morphology ADJ.A ACC N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unclean |
| Literal | unclean |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀκάθαρτος |
| Strong's | G169 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G169-01
unclean things
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, neuter, nominative plural (restrictive adjective functioning substantively). |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ἀκάθαρτα, neuter nominative plural, denotes entities characterized as not pure. Rendering it as "unclean things" preserves both the root sense (not clean) and the neuter plural form, which naturally refers to impure objects or realities. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
unclean things
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "unclean". |