Strongs Number: G2511
- Greek Word
- καθαρίζω
- Transliteration
- katharizō
- Phonetic
- kath-ar-id'-zo
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
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to cleanse (literally or figuratively)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to make clean, cleanse
a. from physical stains and dirt
1. utensils, food
2. a leper, to cleanse by curing
3. to remove by cleansing
b. in a moral sense
1. to free from defilement of sin and from faults
2. to purify from wickedness
3. to free from guilt of sin, to purify
4. to consecrate by cleansing or purifying
5. to consecrate, dedicate
2. to pronounce clean in a levitical sense
- Origin
- From G2513
- Bible Usage
- (make) clean (-se) purge purify.