2512. katharismos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
katharismos: Cleansing, purification

Original Word: καθαρισμός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: katharismos
Pronunciation: kath-ar-is-MOS
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ar-is-mos')
Definition: Cleansing, purification
Meaning: cleansing, purifying, purification, literal, ceremonial, or moral; met: expiation.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb καθαρίζω (katharizō), meaning "to cleanse" or "to purify."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2893 טָהֳרָה (tahorah): Refers to purity or cleanness, often used in the context of ritual purification.

- H2892 טָהוֹר (tahor): Meaning clean or pure, used in both physical and moral contexts.

Usage: The term "katharismos" refers to the act or process of cleansing or purification. In the New Testament, it is often used in both a physical and spiritual sense. Physically, it can refer to the cleansing of the body or objects, while spiritually, it denotes the purification of the soul from sin and moral defilement.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish culture, purification rituals were an essential part of religious life, as outlined in the Mosaic Law. These rituals were necessary for maintaining ceremonial cleanliness and were deeply embedded in the daily practices of the Jewish people. The concept of purification extended beyond physical cleanliness to include moral and spiritual purity, which was crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God.

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Cognate: 2512 katharismós (a masculine noun derived from 2511 /katharízō, "to purge") – purification, which results from God removing undesirable admixtures (eliminating impurities).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from katharizó
Definition
a cleansing
NASB Translation
cleansing (2), purification (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2512: καθαρισμός

καθαρισμός, καθαρισμοῦ, (καθαρίζω), a cleansing, purification; a ritual purgation or washing (Vulg.purgatio, pnrifcatio, emundatio): used with a genitive of the subjunctive, τῶν Ἰουδαίων, of the washings of the Jews before and after their meals, John 2:6; without a genitive, of baptism (a symbol of moral cleansing), John 3:25; with a genitive of the object, and that a person — of the levitical purification of women after childbirth, Luke 2:22; and of lepers, Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; with a genitive of the thing, ἁμαρτιῶν or ἁμαρτημάτων, a cleansing from the guilt of sins (see καθαρίζω, 1 b. β.): wrought now by baptism, 2 Peter 1:9, now by the expiatory sacrifice of Christ, Hebrews 1:3 on which cf. Kurtz, Commentary, p. 70; (Exodus 30:10; τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου, Job 7:21; of an atonement, Lucian, asin. 22).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cleansing, purification

From katharizo; a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation -- cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying).

see GREEK katharizo

Forms and Transliterations
καθαρισμον καθαρισμόν καθαρισμὸν καθαρισμου καθαρισμού καθαρισμοῦ καθαρισμώ katharismon katharismòn katharismou katharismoû
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 1:44 N-GMS
GRK: περὶ τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ σου ἃ
NAS: and offer for your cleansing what
KJV: thy cleansing those things
INT: for the cleansing of you what

Luke 2:22 N-GMS
GRK: ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶν κατὰ
NAS: the days for their purification according
KJV: of her purification according
INT: days of the purification of them according to

Luke 5:14 N-GMS
GRK: περὶ τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ σου καθὼς
NAS: and make an offering for your cleansing, just
KJV: for thy cleansing, according as Moses
INT: for the cleansing of you as

John 2:6 N-AMS
GRK: κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων
NAS: for the Jewish custom of purification, containing
KJV: after the manner of the purifying of the Jews,
INT: acccording to to the purification of the Jews

John 3:25 N-GMS
GRK: Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ
NAS: with a Jew about purification.
KJV: and the Jews about purifying.
INT: [some] Jews about purification

Hebrews 1:3 N-AMS
GRK: δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ καθαρισμὸν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν
NAS: When He had made purification of sins,
INT: power of him [the] purification of sins

2 Peter 1:9 N-GMS
GRK: λαβὼν τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ τῶν πάλαι
NAS: having forgotten [his] purification from his former
KJV: and hath forgotten that he was purged from his
INT: having reveived the purification the of old

Strong's Greek 2512
7 Occurrences


καθαρισμὸν — 2 Occ.
καθαρισμοῦ — 5 Occ.

















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