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Preparation

καταρτισμόςStrong’s G2677

katartismos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
Ephesians 4:12 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • perfecting 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταρτισμός katartismos · preparation

    καταρτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ [in Sm.: Isa.38:12 * ;] = κατάρτισις (but see ICC, Eph. l.with): Eph.4:12.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    PREPARA'TION, noun

    [Latin proeparatio. See Prepare.]

    1. The act or operation of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service or condition; as the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign; the preparation of a nation for war; the preparation of men for future happiness. preparation is intended to prevent evil or secure good.
    2. Previous measures of adaptation.
    3. Ceremonious introduction. [Unusual.]
    4. That which is prepared, made or compounded for a particular purpose.
    All definitions
    1. The state of being prepared or in readiness; as a nation in good preparation for attack or defense.
    2. Accomplishment; qualification. [Not in use.]
    3. In pharmacy, any medicinal substance fitted for the use of the patient.
    4. In anatomy, the parts of animal bodies prepared and preserved for anatomical uses.

    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.