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καθαρός

Clean (literally or figuratively)

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καθαρός G2513

Pronunciation katharós

What does καθαρός (katharós) mean in the Bible?

καθαρός (katharós) is a Greek word meaning "clean (literally or figuratively)". καθαρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר ;] pure, clean.

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Meaning

clean (literally or figuratively)

Extended definition

Purity spanning physical cleanliness through ceremonial requirements to moral/spiritual integrity of heart and conscience.

pure, clean.

1Physically: Mat.23:26 27:59, Jhn.13:10-11 (fig.), Jhn.15:3 (figuratively, as of a vine cleansed by pruning), Heb.10:22, Rev.15:6 19:8, 14 21:18, 21.

2Ceremonially: Luk.11:41, Rom.14:20, Tit.1:15.

3Ethically;

aof persons: Jhn.13:16, Act.18:6, Tit.1:15; ό κ. τῇ καρδίᾳ (καθαρὸς χεῖρας, Hdt., i, 35), Mat.5:8; before ἀπό (cl. with genitive simp.; ΒΙ., § 36, 11; Deiss., BS, 196; MM, Exp., xv), Act.20:26;

bof things: καρδία, 1Ti.1:6, 2Ti.2:22; συνείδησις, 1Ti.3:9, 2Ti.1:3; θρησκεία, Jas.1:27.

Synonymssee: ἁγνός.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

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×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Proverbs 20:9 clean katharós

ethical purity of heart, moral innocence before God

Titus 1:10-16 pure katharós Nominative · Singular · Neuter

ethical and ceremonial purity, conscience and faith uncorrupted by false teaching

Proverbs 22:11 pure katharós

moral purity of heart and gracious speech reflecting inner righteousness

Proverbs 15:26 pleasant katharós

pure or acceptable thoughts and words pleasing to the Lord

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

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 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

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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