Katharízō — G2511

G2511 · Greek — καθαρίζω

Pronunciation: kath-ar-id'-zo

Definition

verb

to cleanse (literally or figuratively)

  1. to make clean, to cleanse
    1. from physical stains and dirt
    2. in a moral sense
  2. to pronounce clean in a levitical sense

Usually translated as

clean, cleanse, purge, purify

Origin

from G2513

Occurrences

Katharízō occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (6), Mark (4), Luke (7), Acts (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (3), James (1), 1 John (2)

Strong's Lexicon — K