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καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει

Clean (literally or figuratively) · conscience

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καθαρός G2513 clean (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation katharós
Purity spanning physical cleanliness through ceremonial requirements to moral/spiritual integrity of heart and conscience.
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συνείδησις G4893 conscience
Pronunciation syneídēsis
Inner moral awareness that accuses or approves one's actions through self-judgment.
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What does καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει (kathara syneidēsei) mean in the Bible?

καθαρός · συνείδησις is a Greek word meaning "clean conscience, pure moral awareness".

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Meaning

clean conscience, pure moral awareness
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:8 · John 13:10 · John 13:11 · John 15:3 4×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 23:26 · Titus 1:15 · Rev 21:18 · Rev 21:21 4×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 11:41 · Rom 14:20 · Titus 1:15 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 13:10 · Acts 18:6 · Acts 20:26 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 1:27 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 1:5 · 2 Tim 2:22 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:59 · 1 Tim 3:9 · 2 Tim 1:3 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Titus 1:15 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Heb 10:22 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rev 21:18 1×
26 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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