καθαρισμόςkatharismós
a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation
Greek (New Testament) · G2512
Meanings
cleansing, purification: John 3:25; with genitive subjc., τ Ἰουδαίων, John 2:6; with genitive object, of women after childbirth, Luke 2:22; of lepers, Mark 1:44, Luke 5:14; with genitive of thing, τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Hebrews 1:3, 2 Peter 1:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Mark 1:44 “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
- Luke 2:22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
- Luke 5:14 Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
- John 2:6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
- John 3:25 A debate broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over ceremonial cleansing.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.