Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BBE

BBE

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2511 - katharizō

Aa
καθαρίζω
Transliteration
katharizō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ar-id'-zo
Listen
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)
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:2 - And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3 - And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8 - Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:40 - And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41 - And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:42 - And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:19 - Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13 - And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15 - And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9 - But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:9 - Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26 - So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:14 - Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - How much more will the blood of Christ, who, being without sin, made an offering of himself to God through the Holy Spirit, make your hearts clean from dead works to be servants of the living God?

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - For this cause it was necessary to make the copies of the things in heaven clean with these offerings; but the things themselves are made clean with better offerings than these.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - For if this had been possible, would there not have been an end of those offerings, because the worshippers would have been made completely clean and would have been no longer conscious of sins?

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8 - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BBE
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
BBE
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan