Strong G2511καθαρίζω

to clean

Transliteration
katharizō
Pronunciation
kath-ar-id'-zo
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G2513; to cleanse (literally or figuratively): - (make) clean (-se) purge purify.

Detailed definition

καθαρίζω
(Hellenistic-FlJ, Inscr.-for Attic καθαίρω, which see, on the vulgar -ερ-, Mat.8:3, Mrk.1:42, see Bl., § 6, 1; Thackeray, Gr., 74) [in LXX chiefly for טָהֵר;]
to cleanse, make clean.

1. In physical sense: with accusative of thing(s), figuratively, Mat.23:25-26, Luk.11:39; of disease (leprosy), with accusative of person(s), Mat.8:2-3 10:8 11:5, Mrk.1:40-42 Luk.4:27 5:12-13 7:22 17:14, 17; ἡ λέπρα ἐκαθερίσθη (on the spelling see supr.), Mat.8:3.

2. In ethical sense: τ. καρδίας, Act.15:9 (cf. Sir.38:10); τ. χεῖρας, Jas.4:8; λαὸν ἑαυτῷ, Tit.2:14; τ. ἐκκλησίαν, Eph.5:26; with accusative of person(s) (of thing(s)), before ἀπό (131., § 36, 9; Deiss., BS, 216 f.), 2Co.7:1, Heb.9:14, 1Jn.1:7 Jn 1:9.

3. In ceremonial sense: Mrk.7:19, Act.10:15 11:9, Heb.9:22-23 10:2 (cf. δια-καθαρίζω).†
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In the Bible

Strong G2511 appears in 29 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • cleanse15
  • make4
  • clean3
  • thou3
  • purge3
  • purify3
  • be2
  • cleanseth1
  • do1
  • shall1

First verses

  1. Matthew 8:2
    And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  2. Matthew 8:3
    And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  3. Matthew 10:8
    Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
  4. Matthew 11:5
    The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
  5. Matthew 23:25
    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
  6. Matthew 23:26
    Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
  7. Mark 1:40
    And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  8. Mark 1:41
    And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
  9. Mark 1:42
    And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
  10. Mark 7:19
    Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
  11. Luke 4:27
    And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
  12. Luke 5:12
    And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  13. Luke 5:13
    And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
  14. Luke 7:22
    Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
  15. Luke 11:39
    And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
  16. Luke 17:14
    And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
  17. Luke 17:17
    And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
  18. Acts 10:15
    And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
  19. Acts 11:9
    But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
  20. Acts 15:9
    And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κᾰθαρ-ίζω,
future -ιῶ[NT (NT.Heb.9.14)]:—cleanse, θυσιαστήριον [LXX+NT (LXX.Exo.29.36, cf. NT.Matt.23.25, NT.Act.10.15)]; sift grain, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PStrassb.” 2.11 (3rd c.AD))]; prune away, περισσὰ βλαστήματα [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PLond.” 1.131r192 (1st c.AD))]; clear ground of weeds, etc., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PLips.” 111.12 (4th c.AD))]; keep a precinct clear, ἀπό τινων [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 5(1).1390.37 (Andania, 1st c.BC):)] —in middle, future -ιοῦμαι, of the menses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἐπικυήσιος” 43.)]
II of persons, purify, ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας [LXX+NT (LXX.Sir.38.10; ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ NT.2Cor.7.1; τὴν συνείδησιν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων NT.Heb.9.14)]; cleanse from leprosy, [NT (NT.Matt.8.2 (and in _passive_, of the disease, [prev. work] 3):—)]passive, -ιζέστω ἀπὸ γυναικός κτλ. [Refs (“IG” 22.1366.4, compare 1365.)]