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Lexicon :: Strong's G2511 - katharizō

Aa
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 BoxMat 8:2 - And a man G3015 with G3015 [fn]leprosy G3015 came G4334 to Him and [fn]bowed G4352 down G4352 before Him, and said G3004, “Lord G2962, if G1437 You are willing G2309, You can G1410 make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3 - [fn]Jesus reached G1614 out G1614 with His hand G5495 and touched G681 him, saying G3004, “I am G2309 willing G2309; be cleansed G2511.” And immediately G2112 his leprosy G3014 was cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:8 - “Heal G2323 the sick G770, raise G1453 the dead G3498, cleanse G2511 those G3015 with G3015 leprosy G3015, cast G1544 out G1544 demons G1140. Freely G1432 you received G2983, freely G1432 give G1325.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - those who are BLIND G5185 RECEIVE G308 SIGHT G308 and those who limp G5560 walk G4043, those with G3015 leprosy G3015 are cleansed G2511 and those who are deaf G2974 hear G191, the dead G3498 are raised G1453, and the POOR G4434 HAVE THE [fn]GOSPEL G2097 PREACHED G2097 TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 -

“Woe G3759 to you, scribes G1122 and Pharisees G5330, hypocrites G5273! For you clean G2511 the outside G1855 of the cup G4221 and of the dish G3953, but inside G2081 they are full G1073 [fn]of robbery G724 and self-indulgence G192.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - “You blind G5185 Pharisee G5330, first G4413 clean G2511 the inside G1787 of the cup G4221 and of the dish G3953, so G2443 that G2443 the [fn]outside G1622 of it may also G2532 become G1096 clean G2513.

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And a man G3015 with G3015 [fn]leprosy G3015 *came G2064 to [fn]Jesus, imploring G3870 Him and kneeling G1120 down G1120, and saying G3004 to Him, “If G1437 You are willing G2309, You can G1410 make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41 - Moved G4697 with G4697 compassion G4697, Jesus reached G1614 out G1614 with His hand G5495 and touched G681 him, and *said G3004 to him, “I am G2309 willing G2309; be cleansed G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:42 - And immediately G2117 the leprosy G3014 left G565 him, and he was cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:19 - because G3754 it does not go G1531 into his heart G2588, but into his stomach G2836, and [fn]is eliminated G1519 G856 G1607?” (Thereby He declared G2511 all G3956 foods G1033 clean G2511.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - “And there were many G4183 with G3015 leprosy G3015 in Israel G2474 in the time G1909 of Elisha G1666 the prophet G4396; and none G3762 of them was [fn]cleansed G2511, but only Naaman G3497 the Syrian G4948.”

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While G1722 He was in one G1520 of the cities G4172, behold G2400, there was a man G435 [fn]covered G4134 with leprosy G3014; and when he saw G3708 Jesus G2424, he fell G4098 on his face G4383 and begged G1189 Him, saying G3004, “Lord G2962, if G1437 You are willing G2309, You can G1410 make G2511 me clean G2511.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13 - And He reached G1614 out G1614 with His hand G5495 and touched G681 him, saying G3004, “I am G2309 willing G2309; be cleansed G2511.” And immediately G2112 the leprosy G3014 left G565 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And He answered G611 and said G3004 to them, “Go G4198 and report G518 to John G2491 what G3739 you have seen G3708 and heard G191: people G5185 who G5185 were G5185 blind G5185 receive G308 sight G308, people G5560 who limped G5560 walk G4043, people G3015 with G3015 leprosy G3015 are cleansed G2511 and people G2974 who were deaf G2974 hear G191, dead G3498 people G3498 are raised G1453 up G1453, and people G4434 who G4434 are G4434 poor G4434 have the gospel G2097 preached G2097 to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - But the Lord G2962 said G3004 to him, “Now G3568 you Pharisees G5330 clean G2511 the outside G1855 of the cup G4221 and of the dish G4094; but your inside G2081 is full G1073 of greed G724 and wickedness G4189.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - When He saw G3708 them, He said G3004 to them, “Go G4198 and show G1925 yourselves G1438 to the priests G2409.” And as they were going G5217, they were cleansed G2511.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:17 - But Jesus G2424 responded G611 and said G3004, “Were there not ten G1176 cleansed G2511? But the nine G1767—where G4226 are they?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15 - Again G3825 a voice G5456 came to him a second G1208 time G1208, “What G3739 God G2316 has cleansed G2511, no G3361 longer [fn]consider G2840 unholy G2839.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9 - “But a voice G5456 from heaven G3772 answered G611 a second G1208 time G1208, ‘What G3739 God G2316 has cleansed G2511, no G3361 longer [fn]consider G2840 unholy G2839.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:9 - and He made G1252 no G3762 distinction G1252 between G3342 us and them, cleansing G2511 their hearts G2588 by faith G4102.

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Therefore G3767, having G2192 these G3778 promises G1860, beloved G27, let’s cleanse G2511 ourselves G1438 from all G3956 defilement G3436 of flesh G4561 and spirit G4151, perfecting G2005 holiness G42 in the fear G5401 of God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26 - so G2443 that G2443 He might sanctify G37 her, having cleansed G2511 her by the washing G3067 of water G5204 with the word G4487,

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:14 - who G3739 gave G1325 Himself G1438 for us to redeem G3084 us from every G3956 lawless G458 deed G458, and to purify G2511 for Himself G1438 a people G2992 for His own G1438 possession G4041, eager G2207 for good G2570 deeds G2041.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will the blood G129 of Christ G5547, who G3739 through G1223 [fn]the eternal G166 Spirit G4151 offered G4374 Himself G1438 without G299 blemish G299 to God G2316, cleanse G2511 your conscience G4893 from dead G3498 works G2041 to serve G3000 the living G2198 God G2316?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:22 - And almost G4975 all G3956 things G3956 are cleansed G2511 with blood G129, according G2596 to the Law G3551, and without G5565 the shedding G130 of G130 blood G130 there is no G3756 forgiveness G859.

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Therefore G3767 it was necessary G318 for the copies G5262 of the things in the heavens G3772 to be cleansed G2511 with these G3778 things G3778, but the heavenly G2032 things G2032 themselves G846 with better G2909 sacrifices G2378 than G3844 these G3778.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - Otherwise G1893, would they not have ceased G3973 to be offered G4374, because G1223 the worshipers G3000, having once G530 been cleansed G2511, would no G3367 longer G2089 have G2192 had G2192 consciousness G4893 of sins G266?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:8 - Come G1448 close G1448 to God G2316 and He will come G1448 close G1448 to you. Cleanse G2511 your hands G5495, you sinners G268; and purify G48 your hearts G2588, you [fn]double-minded G1374.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - but if G1437 we walk G4043 in the Light G5457 as He Himself G846 is in the Light G5457, we have G2192 fellowship G2842 with one G240 another G240, and the blood G129 of Jesus G2424 His Son G5207 cleanses G2511 us from all G3956 sin G266.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If G1437 we confess G3670 our sins G266, He is faithful G4103 and righteous G1342, so G2443 that G2443 He will forgive G863 us our sins G266 and cleanse G2511 us from all G3956 unrighteousness G93.
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