ἀκαθάρτῳ
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.
Mark 5:2 · Word #16
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 DAT N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unclean |
| Literal | unclean |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀκάθαρτος |
| Strong's | G169 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G169-02
to an unclean thing
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, dative neuter singular (Gr,AA/AR,,,,DNS); attributive form describing a neuter noun in the dative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ἀκάθαρτος means "not pure" or "unclean." Rendered in the dative neuter singular, it denotes something characterized as impure, expressed as "to an unclean thing," preserving both its root sense and dative form. |
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