1. clean, pure (ritually or morally) — Adjective καθαρός denoting cleanliness or purity in both ritual/ceremonial and moral/spiritual senses. Used of persons who are clean/pure (John 13:10-11, 15:3; Acts 18:6, 20:26), of conscience and heart (1 Tim 1:5, 3:9; 2 Tim 1:3, 2:22; Titus 1:15), of pure religion (Jas 1:27), of pure gold/glass (Rev 21:18, 21), and of clean linen (Rev 15:6, 19:8, 19:14). All three clusters converge on the same translations: eng 'clean/pure', spa 'limpio/puro', hin शुद्ध, arb طَاهِرُونَ/نَقِيٌّ, kor 깨끗한/순수한, swa 'safi'. The separation into three clusters reflects only inflectional variation (gender, number, case), not distinct lexicographic senses. 27×
AR["الطّاهِرَةُ","بَرِيءٌ","ضَميرٍ","طاهِرٌ","طاهِرٍ","طَاهِرٌ","طَاهِرُونَ","قَلْبٍ","قَلْبٍ-طاهِرٍ","نَظيفًا","نَقيًّا","نَقِيًّا","نَقِيٍّ","نَقِيّ"]·ben["পরিষ্কার","শুচি","শুদ্ধ","শুদ্ধ,"]·DE["rein"]·EN["clean","pure"]·FR["pur"]·heb["טְהוֹרִים","טְהוֹרָה","טָהוֹר","לֵב-טָהוֹר","מַצְפּוּן","נָקִי"]·HI["शुदध","शुद्ध","शुद्ध।"]·ID["bersih","hati","hati-nurani","murni","murni."]·IT["puro"]·jav["[murni]","murni","resik","resik,"]·KO["[깨끗한]","깨끗하고","깨끗하노라","깨끗하다","깨끗하도록","깨끗하리라","깨끗하지","깨끗한","깨끗한,"]·PT["[puro]","limpo","limpos","pura","puras","puro"]·RU["чист","чисто","чистого","чистое","чистой","чистую","чисты","чистый","чистым","чистым,"]·ES["limpia","limpias","limpio","limpio.","limpios","pura","puras","puro"]·SW["Ole","moyo","safi","safi,","safi."]·TR["saf","temiz"]·urd["[پاک]","صاف","پاک"]
Matt 5:8, Matt 23:26, Matt 27:59, Luke 11:41, John 13:10, John 13:10, John 13:11, John 15:3, Acts 18:6, Acts 20:26, Rom 14:20, 1 Tim 1:5 (+15 more)
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κᾰθᾰρ-ός, ά, όν, Doric dialect καθαρός Refs 5th c.AD+, Aeolic dialect κόθ- Refs 7th c.BC+; compare ἀνακαθαίρω, κάθαρσις: __1 physically clean, spotless (not in Refs 8th c.BC+; of persons, cleanly, κ. περὶ ἐσθῆτα Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 clear of admixture, clear, pure, especially of water, Βορυσθένης ῥέει καθαρὸς παρὰ θολεροῖσι LXX+5th c.BC+; κ. φάος, φέγγος, Refs 5th c.BC+; of white bread, Wilcken…