σαρόωsaróō

late form of σαίρω

Greek (New Testament) · G4563

Meanings

to sweep: with acc, Luke 15:8; passive, Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:25.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.
  • Luke 11:25 So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.
  • Luke 15:8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.