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Lexicon :: Strong's G2511 - katharizō

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καθαρίζω
Transliteration
katharizō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ar-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
31x in 18 unique form(s) TR
30x in 17 unique form(s) LXX
100x in 38 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:413,381

Strong’s Definitions

καθαρίζω katharízō, kath-ar-id'-zo; from G2513; to cleanse (literally or figuratively):—(make) clean(-se), purge, purify.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G2511 in the following manner: cleanse (16x), make clean (5x), be clean (3x), purge (3x), purify (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G2511 in the following manner: cleanse (16x), make clean (5x), be clean (3x), purge (3x), purify (3x).

  1. to make clean, cleanse

    1. from physical stains and dirt

      1. utensils, food

      2. a leper, to cleanse by curing

      3. to remove by cleansing

    2. in a moral sense

      1. to free from defilement of sin and from faults

      2. to purify from wickedness

      3. to free from guilt of sin, to purify

      4. to consecrate by cleansing or purifying

      5. to consecrate, dedicate

  2. to pronounce clean in a levitical sense

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθαρίζω katharízō, kath-ar-id'-zo; from G2513; to cleanse (literally or figuratively):—(make) clean(-se), purge, purify.
STRONGS G2511:
καθαρίζω (Hellenistic for καθαίρω, which classic writings use); Attic future (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32); Winers Grammar, § 13, 1 c.; WH's Appendix, p. 163) καθαριῶ (Hebrews 9:14); 1 aorist ἐκαθάρισα (see below); present passive καθαρίζομαι; 1 aorist passive ἐκαθαρίσθην; perfect passive participle κεκαθαρισμενος (Hebrews 10:2 T Tr WH; on the forms ἐκαθερισθη, T WH in Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:42 (ἐκαθερισεν, Tr in Acts 10:15; Acts 11:9) and κεκαθερισμενος Lachmann in Hebrews 10:2, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 82; WH's Appendix, p. 150); Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 118; Delitzsch on Hebrews 10:2; Krüger, Part ii. § 2, 2, 6, p. 4; (Buttmann, 29 (25f); Winer's Grammar, 43)); (καθαρός; the Sept. mostly for טִהַר;
1. to make clean, to cleanse;
a. from physical stains and dirt: e. g. utensils, Matthew 23:25 (figuratively, Matthew 23:26); Luke 11:39; food, Mark 7:19; τινα, a leper, to cleanse by curing, Matthew 8:2; Matthew 10:8; Matthew 11:5; Mark 1:40-42; Luke 4:27; Luke 5:12; Luke 7:22; Luke 17:14, 17 (Leviticus 14:8); to remove by cleansing: ἡ λέπρα ἐκαθαρίσθη, Matthew 8:3 (καθαριεῖς τό αἷμα τό ἀναίτιον ἐξ Ἰσραήλ, Deuteronomy 19:13; ἐκαθαριζε τήν περί ταῦτα συνήθειαν, the custom of marrying heathen women, Josephus, Antiquities 11, 5, 4; καθαιρεῖν αἷμα, Homer, Iliad 16, 667; cf. ἐκκαθαίρω).
b. in a moral sense;
α. to free from the defilement of sin and from faults; to purify from wickedness: ἑαυτόν ἀπό μολυσμοῦ σαρκός, 2 Corinthians 7:1; τῇ πίστει τάς καρδίας, Acts 15:9 (καρδίαν ἀπό ἁμαρτίας, Sir. 38:10); τάς χεῖρας, to abstain in future from wrong-doing, James 4:8.
β. to free from the guilt of sin, to purify: τινα ἀπό πάσης ἁμαρτίας, 1 John 1:7; (τινα ἀπό πάσης ἀδικίας, 1 John 1:9); τήν συνείδησιν ἀπό νεκρῶν ἔργων, Hebrews 9:14; τήν ἐκκλησίαν τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος (instrumental dative), Ephesians 5:26; λαόν ἑαυτῷ, Titus 2:14.
γ. to consecrate by cleansing or purifying: τί ἐν τίνι, dative of instrumentality (Winer's Grammar, 388 (363)), Hebrews 9:22; equivalent to to consecrate, dedicate, τί τίνι (dative of instrumentality), ibid. 23.
2. to pronounce clean in a levitical sense: Acts 10:15; Acts 11:9 (Leviticus 13:13, 17, 23, 28). (Compare: διακαθαρίζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
13:13; 13:17; 13:23; 13:28; 14:8
Deuteronomy
19:13
Matthew
8:2; 8:3; 8:3; 10:8; 11:5; 23:25; 23:26
Mark
1:40; 1:41; 1:42; 1:42; 7:19
Luke
4:27; 5:12; 7:22; 11:39; 17:14; 17:17
Acts
10:15; 10:15; 11:9; 11:9; 15:9
2 Corinthians
7:1
Ephesians
5:26
Titus
2:14
Hebrews
9:14; 9:14; 9:22; 10:2; 10:2; 10:2
James
4:8
1 John
1:7; 1:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2511 matches the Greek καθαρίζω (katharizō),
which occurs 31 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:2 - And behold, a leper came to Him and [fn]was bowing down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3 - And Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed G2511.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8 - “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse G2511 the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed G2511 and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE [fn]GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 -

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean G2511 the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full [fn]of robbery and self-indulgence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - “You blind Pharisee, first clean G2511 the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:40 -

And a leper *came to [fn]Jesus, pleading with Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41 - And moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:42 - And immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:19 - because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and goes to the sewer?” (Thus He declared G2511 all foods clean G2511.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - “And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed G2511, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 -

And it happened that while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man [fn]covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13 - And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed G2511.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed G2511, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean G2511 the outside of the cup and of the platter, but [fn]inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed G2511? But the nine—where are they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15 - Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed G2511, no longer consider defiled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9 - “But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed G2511, no longer consider defiled.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:9 - and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing G2511 their hearts by faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 -

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse G2511 ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26 - so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed G2511 her by the washing of water with the word,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:14 - who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify G2511 for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - how much more will the blood of Christ, who through [fn]the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse G2511 [fn]your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - And according to the [fn]Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed G2511 with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 -

Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed G2511 with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed G2511, would no longer have consciousness of sins?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8 - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse G2511 your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses G2511 us from all sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse G2511 us from all unrighteousness.
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