καθαρίζω

katharízō · Greek · Strong's G2511 · 31 occurrences

The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “clean”

What it means

to cleanse (literally or figuratively)

from G2513 (καθαρός);

How the KJV renders it

clean, purge, purify

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“clean”

also renders hagnós (G53), katharós (G2513), óntōs (G3689), bar (H1249), zak (H2134), châmîyts (H2548), châsaph (H2834), ṭâhôwr (H2889), yâbêsh (H3001), nâqîy (H5355)

“purge”

also renders ekkathaírō (G1571), kathaírō (G2508), dûwach (H1740), zâqaq (H2212), châṭâʼ (H2398)

“purify”

also renders hagnízō (G48), zâqaq (H2212), châṭâʼ (H2398)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

31 occurrences in the Greek text, first 30 verses shown.

1 John 1:7 V-PAI-3S1 John 1:9 V-AAS-3S2 Corinthians 7:1 V-AAS-1PActs 10:15 V-AAI-3SActs 11:9 V-AAI-3SActs 15:9 V-AAP-NSMEphesians 5:26 V-AAP-NSMHebrews 9:14 V-FAI-3S-ATTHebrews 9:22 V-PPI-3SHebrews 9:23 V-PPNHebrews 10:2 V-RPP-APMJames 4:8 V-AAM-2PLuke 4:27 V-API-3SLuke 5:12 V-AANLuke 5:13 V-APM-2SLuke 7:22 V-PPI-3PLuke 11:39 V-PAI-2PLuke 17:14 V-API-3PLuke 17:17 V-API-3PMatthew 8:2 V-AANMatthew 8:3 V-API-3SMatthew 10:8 V-PAM-2PMatthew 11:5 V-PPI-3PMatthew 23:25 V-PAI-2PMatthew 23:26 V-AAM-2SMark 1:40 V-AANMark 1:41 V-APM-2SMark 1:42 V-API-3SMark 7:19 V-PAP-NSMTitus 2:14 V-AAS-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.