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Cleanness

καθαρότηςStrong’s G2514

katharotēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:”
Hebrews 9:13 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • purification 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καθαρότης katharotēs · cleanness

    καθαρότης, -ητος, ἡ (καθαρός), [in LXX: Exo.24:10 (טֹהַר), Wis.7:24 * ;] purity, cleanness: with genitive, Heb.9:13.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    CLEANNESS, noun

    1. Freedom from dirt, filth, and foreign matter; neatness.
    2. Freedom from infection or a foul disease.
    3. Exactness; purity; justness; correctness; used of language or style; as, cleanness of expression.
    4. Purity; innocence.

    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.