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κοινός
koinós · Greek · Strong's G2839 · 14 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “unclean”
What it means
common, i.e. (literally) shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane
probably from G4862 (σύν);
How the KJV renders it
common, defiled, unclean, unholy
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“unclean”
also renders koinóō (G2840), akáthartos (G169), ṭâmêʼ (H2931), ṭumʼâh (H2932), ʻervâh (H6172), qâdêsh (H6945)
“common”
“unholy”
also renders anósios (G462), chôl (H2455)
“defiled”
also renders ṭâmêʼ (H2931)
Answers that weigh this word
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- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
Where it appears
14 occurrences in the Greek text, first 12 verses shown.
Acts 2:44 · A-APN
All who believed were together, and had all things in common.
Acts 4:32 · A-NPN
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
Acts 10:14 · A-ASN
But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
Acts 10:28 · A-ASM
He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.
Acts 11:8 · A-ASN
But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’
Hebrews 10:29 · A-ASN
How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Jude 1:3 A-GSFMark 7:2 A-DPFMark 7:5 A-DPFRevelation 21:27 A-NSNRomans 14:14 A-ASNTitus 1:4 A-ASF
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