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Lexicon :: Strong's G2513 - katharos

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καθαρός
Transliteration
katharos (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ar-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:413,381

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxv. εἰλικρινής, καθαρός.

Strong’s Definitions

καθαρός katharós, kath-ar-os'; of uncertain affinity; clean (literally or figuratively):—clean, clear, pure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G2513 in the following manner: pure (17x), clean (10x), clear (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G2513 in the following manner: pure (17x), clean (10x), clear (1x).

  1. clean, pure

    1. physically

      1. purified by fire

      2. in a similitude, like a vine cleansed by pruning and so fitted to bear fruit

    2. in a levitical sense

      1. clean, the use of which is not forbidden, imparts no uncleanness

    3. ethically

      1. free from corrupt desire, from sin and guilt

      2. free from every admixture of what is false, sincere genuine

      3. blameless, innocent

      4. unstained with the guilt of anything

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθαρός katharós, kath-ar-os'; of uncertain affinity; clean (literally or figuratively):—clean, clear, pure.
STRONGS G2513:
καθαρός, καθαρά, καθαρόν; (akin to Latincastus, incestus, English chaste, chasten; Curtius, § 26; Vanicek, p. 177); from Homer down; the Sept. mostly for טָהור; clean, pure (free from the admixture or adhesion of anything that soils, adulterates, corrupts);
a. physically: Matthew 23:26; Matthew 27:59; Hebrews 10:22 (23); Revelation 15:6; Revelation 19:8, 14, and Rec. in Revelation 22:1; χρυσίον, purified by fire, Revelation 21:18, 21; in a similitude, like a vine cleansed by pruning and so fitted to bear fruit, John 15:3; ὁ λελουμένος... καθαρός ὅλος (where the idea winch Christ expresses figuratively is as follows: 'he whose inmost nature has been renovated does not need radical renewal, but only to be cleansed from every several fault into which he may fall through contact with the unrenewed world'), John 13:10.
b. in a levitical sense; clean, i. e. the use of which is not forbidden, imparts no uncleanness: πάντα καθαρά, Romans 14:20; Titus 1:15.
c. ethically; free from corrupt desire, from sin and guilt: Titus 1:15; ὑμεῖς καθαροί, John 13:10 (11); οἱ καθαροί τῇ καρδία (as respects heart (Winer's Grammar, § 31, 6 a.)), Matthew 5:8 (καθαρός χεῖρας, Herodotus 1, 35; κατά τό σῶμα καί κατά τήν ψυχήν, Plato, Crat., p. 405 b.); free from every admixture of what is false, sincere, ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, 1 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:22, and R G in 1 Peter 1:22; ἐν καθαρά συνειδήσει, 1 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:3; genuine (joined with ἀμίαντος) θρησκεία, James 1:27; blameless, innocent, Acts 18:6. Hebraistically with the addition of ἀπό τίνος, pure from, i. e. unstained with the guilt of, anything (Winers Grammar, § 30, 6 a.; Buttmann, 157f (137f)): ἀπό τοῦ αἵματος, Acts 20:26; Susanna 46 Alex., cf. Genesis 24:8; Tobit 3:14; καθαρᾶς ἔχειν τάς χεῖρας ἀπό τοῦ φόνου, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 16; in classical Greek with a simple genitive, as φόνου, Plato, legg. 9, p. 864 e.; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1528{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, 3); Kühner, § 421, 4 ii., p. 344.
d. in a levitical and ethical sense: πάντα καθαρά ὑμῖν, Luke 11:41, on which see ἔνειμι. (Synonym: see εἰλικρινής; cf. Westcott on 1 John 3:3.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
24:8
Matthew
5:8; 23:26; 27:59
Luke
11:41
John
13:10; 13:10; 15:3
Acts
18:6; 20:26
Romans
14:20
1 Timothy
1:5; 3:9
2 Timothy
1:3; 2:22
Titus
1:15; 1:15
Hebrews
10:22
James
1:27
1 Peter
1:22
1 John
3:3
Revelation
15:6; 19:8; 19:14; 21:18; 21:21; 22:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2513 matches the Greek καθαρός (katharos),
which occurs 145 times in 135 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 7:2–Lev 14:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:2 - Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3 - and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8 - Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:20 - Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:5 - Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6 - Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:10 - “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:11 - Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17 - “Make an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:23 - “Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:28 - Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold and carry the table with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:29 - And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 - “Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:36 - The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:38 - Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39 - A talent[fn] of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:13 - Make gold filigree settings

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:36 - “Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:4 - Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:35 - and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:8 - the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2 - He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10 - They[fn] made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:30 - They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: holy to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a place ceremonially clean, where the ashes are thrown, and burn it there in a wood fire on the ash heap.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:11 - Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:19 - “ ‘Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:10 - so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:6 - On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:17 - The priest is to examine them, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the affected person clean; then they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34 - On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:39 - the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; they are clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:40 - “A man who has lost his hair and is bald is clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:41 - If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58 - Any fabric, woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mold, must be washed again. Then it will be clean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.

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