Strong's Number 2513

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

katharos {kath-ar-os'}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

3:413,381

Part of Speech:

adjective

Usage in the KJV:

pure 17, clean 10, clear 1

Total: 28

Definition:

clean, pure
1. physically
  1. purified by fire
  2. in a similitude, like a vine cleansed by pruning and so fitted to bear fruit
2. in a levitical sense
  1. clean, the use of which is not forbidden, imparts no uncleanness
3. ethically
  1. free from corrupt desire, from sin and guilt
  2. free from every admixture of what is false, sincere genuine
  3. blameless, innocent
  4. unstained with the guilt of anything For Synonyms see entry 5840