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To prune

καθαίρωStrong’s G2508

kathairō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kathairō is the Greek word usually translated “prunes”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”
John 15:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “prunes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he prunes 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καθαίρω kathairō · to prune

    καθαίρω (καθαρός), [in LXX: Isa.28:27 (דּוּשׁ ho.), 2Ki.4:6, Jer.51:39 א* ;] to cleanse: of pruning, Jhn.15:2 (cf. καθαρίζω).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “prune” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    PRU'NE, verb transitive

    1. To lop or cut off the superfluous branches of trees, to make them bear better fruit or grow higher, or to give them a more handsome and regular appearance.
    2. To clear from any thing superfluous; to dress; to trim.
    All definitions and other forms of “prune”

      PRUNE, verb intransitive

      To dress; to prink; a ludicrous word.

        PRUNE, noun

        [Latin prunum; in Latin prunus is a plum tree; Gr. the fruit.]

        A plum, or a dried plum.

          Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

          Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.