To clean
καθαρίζωStrong’s G2511katharizō
Appears in 30 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katharizō is the Greek word usually translated “cleanse”, “do be cleansed” and “do cleanse”. It appears in 30 verses of the New Testament.
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cleanse”, “do be cleansed” and “do cleanse”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to cleanse 3
- do be cleansed 3
- do cleanse 3
- was cleansed 2
- are cleansed 2
- you cleanse 2
- has cleansed 2
- he was cleansed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 7
- Matthew 6
- Mark 4
- Hebrews 4
- Acts 3
- 1 John 2
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Matthew 8:3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
- Matthew 11:5The 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.
- Matthew 23:25Woe 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.
- Matthew 23:26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Greek dictionary
καθαρίζω katharizō · to clean
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. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “clean” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CLEAN, adjective
In a general sense, free from extraneous matter, or whatever is injurious or offensive; hence its signification depends on the nature and qualities of the substances to which it is applied.
- Free from dirt, or other foul matter; as clean water; a clean cup; a clean floor.
- Free from weeds or stones; as clean land; a clean garden or field.
- Free from knots or branches; as clean timber.
- Free from moral impurity; innocent.“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?” Job 14:4
All definitions and other forms of “clean”
- Free from ceremonial defilement.; Leviticus 10:10Numbers 19:9
- Free from guilt; sanctified; holy. John 13:10Psalms 51:7
- That might be eaten by the Hebrews.; Genesis 7:2Genesis 8:20
- That might be used. Luke 11:39
- Free from a foul disease; cured of leprosy. 2 Kings 5:10
- Dextrous; adroit; not bungling; free from awkwardness; as a clean feat; a clean boxer.
- Free from infection; as a clean ship.
CLEAN, adverb
- Quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely; fully; indicating separation or complete removal of every part. Joshua 3:17Psalms 77:8
- Without miscarriage; dextrously.
CLEAN, verb transitive
To remove all foreign matter from; to separate from any thing whatever is extraneous to it, or whatever is foul, noxious, or offensive, as dirt or filth from the hands, body or clothes, foul matter from a vessel, weeds, shrubs and stones from a meadow; to purify. Thus, a house is cleaned by sweeping and washing; a field is cleaned by plowing and hoeing.
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.