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katharos, clean, pure

Strong’s number: G2513

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #2513 – καθαρός

Greek Word: καθαρός, ά, όν

Part of Speech: Adjective

Transliteration: katharos

Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ar-os’)

Quick Definition: clean (adjective)

Usage: clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright.

NASB translation: clean (12), clear (3), innocent (1), pure (10).

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New Testament Usage

New Testament: 22 verses

Mat 5:8; Mat 23:26; Mat 27:59; Luk 11:41; Joh 13:10; Joh 13:11; Joh 15:3; Act 18:6; Act 20:26; Rom 14:20; 1Ti 1:5; 1Ti 3:9; 2Ti 1:3; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 1:15; Heb 10:22; Jas 1:27; Rev 15:6; Rev 19:8; Rev 19:14; Rev 21:18; Rev 21:21.

Septuagint: 145 times in 135 verses

Gen 7:2; Gen 7:3; Gen 7:8; Gen 8:20; Gen 20:5; Gen 20:6; Gen 24:8; Gen 44:10; Exo 25:11; Exo 25:17; Exo 25:23; Exo 25:28; Exo 25:29; Exo 25:31; Exo 25:36; Exo 25:38; Exo 25:39; Exo 27:20; Exo 28:13; Exo 28:14; Exo 28:22; Exo 28:36; Exo 30:3; Exo 30:4; Exo 30:35; Exo 31:8; Exo 36:22; Exo 36:37; Exo 38:2; Exo 38:9; Exo 38:25; Exo 39:16; Lev 4:12; Lev 6:4; Lev 7:19; Lev 10:10; Lev 11:32; Lev 11:36; Lev 11:37; Lev 11:47; Lev 13:6; Lev 13:13; Lev 13:17; Lev 13:34; Lev 13:37; Lev 13:39; Lev 13:40; Lev 13:41; Lev 13:58; Lev 14:4; Lev 14:7; Lev 14:8; Lev 14:9; Lev 14:49; Lev 14:53; Lev 15:8; Lev 15:12; Lev 15:13; Lev 17:15; Lev 20:25; Lev 22:7; Lev 24:2; Lev 24:4; Lev 24:6; Lev 24:7; Num 5:17; Num 5:28; Num 8:7; Num 9:13; Num 18:11; Num 18:13; Num 19:3; Num 19:9; Num 19:12; Num 19:18; Num 19:19; Dt 12:15; Dt 12:22; Dt 14:11; Dt 14:20; Dt 15:22; Dt 23:11; 1Sa 20:26; 2Ch 3:4; 2Ch 3:5; 2Ch 3:8; 2Ch 4:16; 2Ch 4:20; 2Ch 4:21; 2Ch 9:15; 2Ch 13:11; Ezr 2:69; Ezr 6:20; Neh 2:20; Job 4:7; Job 4:17; Job 8:6; Job 9:30; Job 11:4; Job 11:13; Job 11:15; Job 14:4; Job 15:15; Job 16:17; Job 17:9; Job 22:25; Job 22:30; Job 25:5; Job 28:19; Job 33:3; Job 33:9; Job 33:26; Psa 23:4; Psa 50:12; Pro 8:10; Pro 12:27; Pro 14:4; Pro 20:9; Pro 25:4; Ecc 9:2; Isa 1:16; Isa 1:25; Isa 14:19; Isa 14:20; Isa 35:8; Isa 47:11; Isa 65:5; Jer 4:11; Eze 22:26; Eze 36:25; Eze 44:23; Dan 7:9; Hab 1:13; Zec 3:5; Mal 1:11.

Englishman’s Concordance: καθαρός (katharos)

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Lexicons

Thayers G2513: clean, pure physically or in a levitical sense; or in an ethical sense.

Strongs G2513: clean, clear, pure; of uncertain affinity; clean (literally or figuratively) — clean, clear, pure.

Mounce G2513: clean, pure, clear of responsibility, innocent

Hebrew equivalent words: Strong #: 1249 ‑ בַּר (bar); 2134 ‑ זַךְ (zak); 2135 ‑ זָכָה (zaw‑kaw’); 2219 ‑ זָרָה (zaw‑raw’); 2889 ‑ טָהֹר (haw‑hore’, taw‑hore’); 2891 ‑ טָהֵר (taw‑hare’); 3476 ‑ יֹשֶׁר (yo’‑sher); 3559 ‑ כּוּן (koon); 4356 ‑ מִכְלָה (mik‑law‑aw’, mik‑law’); 4 8 39 ‑ מָרָק (maw‑rawk’); 5343 ‑ נְקֵא (nek‑ay’); 5352 ‑ נָקָה (naw‑kaw’); 5355 ‑ נָקִי (naw‑kee’, naw‑kee’); 5462 ‑ סָגַר (saw‑gar’); 6918 ‑ קָדֹשׁ (kaw‑doshe’, kaw‑doshe’); 7845 ‑ שַׁחַת (shakh’‑ath); 8420 ‑ תָּו (tawv); 8537 ‑ תֹּם (tome);

PreceptsAustin: pure

English words derived from katharos

catharsis = purifying, cleansing, a term used in psychology and counseling for a cleansing of the mind or emotions – a “soul cleansing” if you will;
cathartic = any substance used to induce purging especially the digestive tract or to cleanse a wound or infected are in order to make it pure or in psychiatry, the relieving of fears by bringing them to the surface of a person’s consciousness.
Cathar = member of a medieval sect which sought the purging of all evil from its members.
katharos is related to the Latin castus, from which we get chaste. To chasten is to discipline in order to cleanse from wrong behavior.

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