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GreekG2511Verb

καθαρίζω

katharizō

30Occurrences
G2511Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to cleanse (literally or figuratively)

from G2513 (καθαρός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to cleanse, make clean.
1.In physical sense
2.In ethical sense
3.In ceremonial sense
LXX: chiefly for טָהֵר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

καθαρίζω appears 30 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
7
Matthew
6
Hebrews
4
Mark
4
Acts
3
1 John
2
2 Corinthians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 John 1:7BSB

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Ephesians 5:26BSB

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

Luke 11:39BSB

“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 7:22BSB

So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Matthew 8:3BSB

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.