What does πνεῦμα · δαιμόνιον · ἀκάθαρτος mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · δαιμόνιον · ἀκάθαρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "unclean demonic spirit".
Greek · G4151, G1140, G169
πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου
Spirit/breath: spirit · a dæmonic being; by extension a deity · impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
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πνεῦμαG4151spirit/breath: spirit
Pronunciationpneûma
Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.
Open lexicon entry →δαιμόνιονG1140a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciationdaimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
Open lexicon entry →ἀκάθαρτοςG169impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
Pronunciationakáthartos
Unclean spanning ceremonial impurity, moral corruption, and demonic possession—Judaism's ritual purity framework applied theologically.
Open lexicon entry →What does πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου (pneuma daimoniou akathartou) mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · δαιμόνιον · ἀκάθαρτος is a Greek phrase meaning "unclean demonic spirit".
Full entry for πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου (G4151, G1140, G169) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4151, G1140, G169?
G4151, G1140, G169 is connected to 379 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. unclean demonic spirit
Source Gloss
unclean demonic spirit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns8Aligned forms379Case patternGenitive (106)Number patternSingular (345)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 10:20 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 26:41 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 1:26 · Mark 5:8 · Mark 9:20 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 13:11 · Mark 14:38 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 8:55 · Luke 9:3993×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMark 3:11 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 10:20 · 1 Cor 14:32 · Heb 1:14 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 16:148×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 12:31 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 28:19 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 4:14 · John 3:5 · John 3:6 · John 3:8 · John 7:3995×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 10:1 · Mark 6:7 · Luke 6:18 · Luke 7:21 · Luke 8:2 · Acts 5:16 · 1 Cor 12:10 · 1 Cor 14:12 · Heb 12:9 · Rev 1:4 · Rev 22:611×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 3:11 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 22:43 · Mark 1:8 · Mark 1:23 · Mark 2:8 · Mark 5:2 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 4:191×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMark 1:27 · Luke 4:36 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Heb 12:23 · 1 Pet 3:195×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 3:16 · Matt 12:18 · Matt 27:50 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 3:30 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 9:17 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:10 · Luke 13:11 · Luke 23:46 · Luke 24:37 · John 1:3266×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 8:16 · Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · Acts 8:7 · Acts 19:12 · Acts 19:13 · Heb 1:7 · 1 John 4:1 · Rev 3:1 · Rev 16:1310×
Word Origins
πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου is built from this root: