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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
Dictionary Aids

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 28 times in 24 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - أَيُّهَا الْفَرِّيسِيُّ الأَعْمَى، نَظِّفْ أَوَّلاً دَاخِلَ الْكَأْسِ لِيَصِيرَ خَارِجُهَا أَيْضاً نَظِيفاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59 - فَأَخَذَ يُوسُفُ الْجُثْمَانَ، وَكَفَّنَهُ بِكَتَّانٍ نَقِيٍّ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:41 - أَحْرَى بِكُمْ أَنْ تَتَصَدَّقُوا بِمَا عِنْدَكُمْ، فَيَكُونُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ طَاهِراً لَكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ صَارَ كُلُّهُ نَقِيًّا، وَلا يَحْتَاجُ إِلّا لِغَسْلِ قَدَمَيْهِ. وَأَنْتُمْ أَنْقِيَاءُ، وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ كُلُّكُمْ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:11 - فَإِنَّ يَسُوعَ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ مَنِ الَّذِي سَيَخُونُهُ، وَلِذلِكَ قَالَ: «لَسْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ أَنْقِيَاءَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:3 - أَنْتُمُ الآنَ أَنْقِيَاءُ بِسَبَبِ الْكَلِمَةِ الَّتِي خَاطَبْتُكُمْ بِها.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - وَلَكِنَّهُمْ عَارَضُوا شَهَادَتَهُ وَأَخَذُوا يَشْتِمُونَ. فَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ إِلّا أَنْ نَفَضَ ثَوْبَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «دَمُكُمْ عَلَى رُؤُوسِكُمْ. أَنَا بَرِيءٌ! وَمُنْذُ الآنَ أَتَوَجَّهُ لِتَبْشِيرِ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:26 - لِذَلِكَ أَشْهَدُ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِكُمْ جَمِيعاً،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - لَا تُدَمِّرْ عَمَلَ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ الطَّعَامِ! حَقّاً إِنَّ الأَطْعِمَةَ كُلَّهَا طَاهِرَةٌ، وَلكِنَّ الشَّرَّ فِي أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الإِنْسَانُ شَيْئاً يُسَبِّبُ الْعَثْرَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:5 - أَمَّا الْغَايَةُ مِمَّا أَوْصَيْتُكَ بِهِ، فَهِيَ الْمَحَبَّةُ النَّابِعَةُ مِنْ قَلْبٍ طَاهِرٍ وَضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ وَإِيمَانٍ خَالٍ مِنَ الرِّيَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:9 - يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِحَقَائِقِ الإِيمَانِ الْخَفِيَّةِ بِضَمِيرٍ نَقِيٍّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - كَمْ أَشْكُرُ اللهَ، الَّذِي أَعْبُدُهُ بِضَمِيرٍ طَاهِرٍ كَمَا أَخَذْتُ عَنْ أَجْدَادِي، إِذْ مَازِلْتُ أَذْكُرُكَ دَائِماً فِي تَضَرُّعَاتِي لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً؛

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:22 - إِنَّمَا اهْرُبْ مِنَ الشَّهَوَاتِ الشَّبَابِيَّةِ، وَاسْعَ وَرَاءَ الْبِرِّ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ وَالسَّلامِ، مُشَارِكاً الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ الرَّبَّ مِنْ قَلْبٍ نَقِيٍّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:15 - عِنْدَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ طَاهِرٌ. أَمَّا عِنْدَ النَّجِسِينَ وَغَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَمَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ طَاهِرٍ، بَلْ إِنَّ عُقُولَهُمْ وَضَمَائِرَهُمْ أَيْضاً قَدْ صَارَتْ نَجِسَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - فَلْنَتَقَدَّمْ إِلَى حَضْرَةِ اللهِ بِقَلْبٍ صَادِقٍ وَبِثِقَةِ الإِيمَانِ الْكَامِلَةِ، بَعْدَمَا طَهَّرَ رَشُّ الدَّمِ قُلُوبَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ شُعُورٍ بِالذَّنْبِ، وَغَسَلَ الْمَاءُ النَّقِيُّ أَجْسَادَنَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - فَالدِّيَانَةُ الطَّاهِرَةُ النَّقِيَّةُ فِي نَظَرِ اللهِ الآبِ تَظْهَرُ فِي زِيَارَةِ الأَيْتَامِ وَالأَرَامِلِ لإِعَانَتِهِمْ فِي ضِيقِهِمْ، وَفِي صِيَانَةِ النَّفْسِ مِنَ التَّلَوُّثِ بِفَسَادِ الْعَالَمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:22 - وَإِذْ قَدْ خَضَعْتُمْ لِلْحَقِّ، فَتَطَهَّرَتْ نُفُوسُكُمْ وَصِرْتُمْ قَادِرِينَ أَنْ تُحِبُّوا الآخَرِينَ مَحَبَّةً أَخَوِيَّةً لَا رِيَاءَ فِيهَا، أَحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً مَحَبَّةً شَدِيدَةً صَادِرَةً مِنْ قَلْبٍ طَاهِرٍ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - وَخَرَجَ مِنْهُ الْمَلائِكَةُ السَّبْعَةُ الْمُكَلَّفُونَ بِإِنْزَالِ الْبَلايَا السَّبْعِ الأَخِيرَةِ بِالأَرْضِ، وَهُمْ يَرْتَدُونَ ثِيَاباً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ خَالِصٍ بَرَّاقٍ، وَيَشُدُّونَ صُدُورَهُمْ بِأَحْزِمَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:8 - وَوُهِبَ لَهَا أَنْ تَلْبَسَ الكَتَّانَ الأَبْيَضَ النَّاصِعَ!» وَالْكَتَّانُ يَرْمِزُ إِلَى أَعْمَالِ الصَّلاحِ الَّتِي قَامَ بِها الْقِدِّيسُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - وَكَانَ الأَجْنَادُ الَّذِينَ فِي السَّمَاءِ يَتْبَعُونَهُ رَاكِبِينَ خُيُولاً بَيْضَاءَ، وَلابِسِينَ كَتَّاناً نَقِيًّا نَاصِعَ الْبَيَاضِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - كَانَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ مَبْنِيَّةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ شَفَّافٍ كَالزُّجَاجِ النَّقِيِّ. أَمَّا سُورُهَا فَمِنَ الْيَشْبِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - أَمَّا الأَبْوَابُ الاثْنَا عَشَرَ فَهِيَ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ لُؤْلُؤَةً: كُلُّ بَابٍ لُؤْلُؤَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ. وَسَاحَةُ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ كَالزُّجَاجِ الشَّفَّافِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - ثُمَّ أَرَانِي الْمَلاكُ نَهْرَ مَاءِ الْحَيَاةِ صَافِياً كَالْبَلُّورِ، يَنْبُعُ مِنْ عَرْشِ اللهِ وَالْحَمَلِ
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