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Lexicon :: Strong's G2513 - katharos

Aa
καθαρός
Transliteration
katharos (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ar-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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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.)
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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 27 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:8 - Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59 - And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:41 - But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:11 - (He had knowledge who was false to him; that is why he said, You are not all clean.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:3 - You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:26 - And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:5 - But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:9 - Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:22 - But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:15 - To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:22 - And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - And the seven angels who had the seven punishments came out from the house of God, clothed with linen, clean and bright and with bands of gold about their breasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:8 - And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - And the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.
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