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katharismos G2512

καθαρισμός (katharismos) means “cleansing” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καθαρισμός Greek · G2512 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: kath-ar-is-mos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2512

καθαρισμός · katharismos · cleansing

καθαρισμός, -oῦ, τό (καθαρίζω). [in LXX for טָהֵר, טׇהֳרָה, etc. ;] cleansing, purification: Jhn.3:25; with genitive subjc., τ. Ἰουδαίων, Jhn.2:6; with genitive obj., of women after childbirth, Luk.2:22; of lepers, Mrk.1:44, Luk.5:14; with genitive of thing(s), τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb.1:3, 2Pe.1:9 (Cremer, 319).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

cleansing, purifying, purification, literal, ceremonial, or moral; met: expiation.

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How translators render G2512

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
cleansing 2
purification 2
ceremonial washing 1
he has been cleansed 1
rites of purification 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
cleansing 2
of 1
purged 1
purification 1
purifying 1
that he was purged 1
the purifying 1

Verses containing G2512

Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Mark 1:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  2. Luke 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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

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  3. Luke 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  4. John 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

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  5. John 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

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  6. Hebrews 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The 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.

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  7. 2 Peter 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

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