Word Study · Strong's G1571 · Greek

ἐκκαθαίρω

ekkathairo

ek-kath-ah'-ee-ro

Strong's 1890 spelling: ekkathaírō

“to cleanse thoroughly”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to cleanse thoroughly

Rendered in the KJV as

purge (out).

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἐκκαθάρατε1
ἐκκαθάρῃ1

How it is rendered · 2

do cleanse out1
shall cleanse1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAM-2P · 1
V-AAS-3S · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Corinthians1 of 2 · 50%
2 Timothy1 of 2 · 50%

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1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 5:7ἐκκαθάρατεekkatharateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralGet rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.here: do cleanse out

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:21ἐκκαθάρῃekkatharēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularSo if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.here: shall cleanse

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