καθαρισμός
katharismoscleansingHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences5 books7 verses
Definition
καθαρισμός, -oῦ, τό
(καθαρίζω). [in LXX for טָהֵר, טׇהֳרָה, etc. ;]
cleansing, purification: John 3:25; with genitive subjc., τ. Ἰουδαίων, John 2:6; with genitive obj., of women after childbirth, Luke 2:22; of lepers, Mark 1:44, Luke 5:14; with genitive of thing(s), τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Hebrews 1:3, 2 Peter 1:9 (Cremer, 319).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καθαρισμός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Mark 1:44καθαρισμοῦ · cleansing“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 2:22καθαρισμοῦ · purificationAnd 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 5:14καθαρισμοῦ · cleansing“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 2:6καθαρισμὸν · [rites of] purificationNow six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
- John 3:25καθαρισμοῦ · ceremonial washingThen a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
- Hebrews 1:3καθαρισμὸν · purificationThe 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 1:9καθαρισμοῦ · he has been cleansedBut whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.