Word Study · Strong's G2512 · Greek
καθαρισμός
katharismos
kath-ar-is-mos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: katharismós
“a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation
Rendered in the KJV as
cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying).
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- καθαρισμοῦ4
- καθαρισμὸν2
- καθαρισμοῦ.1
How it is rendered · 4
- purification3
- cleansing2
- [the] purification1
- purification.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSM · 5
- N-ASM · 2
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 2:22καθαρισμοῦkatharismounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lordhere: purification
- Luke 5:14καθαρισμοῦkatharismounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular“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.”here: cleansing
John2 occurrences
- John 2:6καθαρισμὸνkatharismonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularNow six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.here: purification
- John 3:25καθαρισμοῦ.katharismounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.here: purification.