G0168 G0168
unclean, impure, defiled; ceremonially impure or morally corrupt; foul or contaminated
The term spans ceremonial, moral, and physical pollution. In ritual contexts, it marks what violates purity laws. Morally, it describes corruption and depravity. Physically, it refers to uncleansed filth or unsifted impurities. The LXX and NT heavily use the ceremonial sense for what is religiously defiled.
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Related to: ἀκᾰθαρ-τος, ον, (καθαίρω) uncleansed, foul, ἀήρRefs 5th c.BC+ of the body, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a woman, quae menstrua non habet, Refs 4th c.BC+; of ceremonial impurity, LXX __b unpurified, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 morally unclean, impure, Refs 5th c.BC+thou beast! Refs 3rd c.BC+; ={μανιώδης}, NT+5th c.BC+. adverb ἀκαθάρτως, ἔχεινRefs 5th c.BC+ __3 ofthings, notpurgedaway, unpurged, Refs 5th…