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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 - A man with leprosy[fn] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3 - Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8 - Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[fn] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[fn] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:40 - A man with leprosy[fn] came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41 - Jesus was indignant.[fn] He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:19 - For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - And there were many in Israel with leprosy[fn] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.[fn] When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13 - Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[fn] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15 - The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9 - “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:9 - He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26 - to make her holy, cleansing[fn] her by the washing with water through the word,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:14 - who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,[fn] so that we may serve the living God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, 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 stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8 - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash 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 is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[fn] 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 just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
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