Katharismos καθαρισμός
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| καθαρισμός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | katharismos |
| Strong's number | G2512 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | cleansing |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Katharismos (Greek καθαρισμός, Strong's G2512) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “cleansing”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
καθαρισμός, -oῦ, τό
(καθαρίζω). [in LXX for טָהֵר, טׇהֳרָה, etc. ;]
cleansing, purification: Jhn.3:25; with genitive subjc., τ. Ἰουδαίων, Jhn.2:6; with genitive obj., of women after childbirth, Luk.2:22; of lepers, Mrk.1:44, Luk.5:14; with genitive of thing(s), τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb.1:3, 2Pe.1:9 (Cremer, 319).†
(AS)
(καθαρίζω). [in LXX for טָהֵר, טׇהֳרָה, etc. ;]
cleansing, purification: Jhn.3:25; with genitive subjc., τ. Ἰουδαίων, Jhn.2:6; with genitive obj., of women after childbirth, Luk.2:22; of lepers, Mrk.1:44, Luk.5:14; with genitive of thing(s), τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb.1:3, 2Pe.1:9 (Cremer, 319).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cleansing (2), purifying (2), purged (2), purification (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | purification (3), cleansing (2), ceremonial washing (1), he has been cleansed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Katharismos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 1:44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
Luke
- Luke 2:22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- Luke 5:14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
John
- John 2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
- John 3:25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 1:9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).