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καθαρίζω G2511

G2511 is the Greek word καθαρίζω, transliterated katharízō. The King James Version most often renders it cleansed.

Word: καθαρίζωTransliteration: katharízōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 26 verses

What it means

to cleanse (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

from G2513 (καθαρός).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cleansed 6×cleanse 5×make 3×clean 2×make clean 2×purging 1×do 1×there 1×purifying 1×cleanse it 1×purify 1×shall 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (make) clean(-se), purge, purify.

Verses using καθαρίζω

All 26 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 8:2 · KJV

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matthew 8:3 · KJV

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 10:8 · KJV

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Matthew 11:5 · KJV

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Matthew 23:25 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Matthew 23:26 · KJV

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Mark 1:40 · KJV

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Mark 7:19 · KJV

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Luke 4:27 · KJV

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

Luke 5:12 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Luke 5:13 · KJV

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Luke 7:22 · KJV

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Luke 11:39 · KJV

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Luke 17:17 · KJV

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

Acts 10:15 · KJV

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Acts 11:9 · KJV

But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Acts 15:9 · KJV

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

2 Corinthians 7:1 · KJV

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:26 · KJV

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Titus 2:14 · KJV

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Hebrews 9:14 · KJV

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Hebrews 9:22 · KJV

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Hebrews 9:23 · KJV

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

James 4:8 · KJV

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

1 John 1:7 · KJV

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 John 1:9 · KJV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Common questions

What does Strong's G2511 mean?

G2511 is the Greek word καθαρίζω (katharízō), meaning to cleanse (literally or figuratively).

How is G2511 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cleansed (6 times), cleanse (5 times), make (3 times), clean (2 times), make clean (2 times), among others.

How many times does G2511 appear in the Bible?

καθαρίζω (katharízō) is tagged in 26 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2511 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2513 (καθαρός).

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