Dictionary entry

ἀκαθαρσία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀκαθαρσία, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀκάθαρτος), [in LXX chiefly for טֻמְאָה, טָמֵא;]

uncleanness, impurity,

(a) physical (MM, VGT, s.v.): Mt 23:27;

(b) moral: Ro 1:24 6:19, II Co 12:21, Ga 5:19, Eph 4:19 5:3, Col 3:5, I Th 2:3 4:7.†