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In the New Testament, it is often used in both a physical and spiritual sense. Physically, it can refer to the cleansing of the body or objects, while spiritually, it denotes the purification of the soul from sin and moral defilement.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In Jewish culture, purification rituals were an essential part of religious life, as outlined in the Mosaic Law. These rituals were necessary for maintaining ceremonial cleanliness and were deeply embedded in the daily practices of the Jewish people. The concept of purification extended beyond physical cleanliness to include moral and spiritual purity, which was crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2512</b> <i>katharismós</i> (a <i>masculine</i> noun derived from <a href="/greek/2511.htm">2511</a> <i>/katharízō</i>, "to purge") – <i>purification</i>, which results from <i>God</i> removing undesirable admixtures (eliminating impurities).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2511.htm">katharizó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a cleansing<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cleansing (2), purification (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2512: καθαρισμός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καθαρισμός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καθαρισμοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">καθαρίζω</span>), <span class="accented">a cleansing, purification; a ritual purgation or washing</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">purgatio, pnrifcatio, emundatio</span>): used with a genitive of the subjunctive, <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">Ἰουδαίων</span>, of the washings of the Jews before and after their meals, <a href="/interlinear/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6</a>; without a genitive, of baptism (a symbol of moral cleansing), <a href="/interlinear/john/3-25.htm">John 3:25</a>; with a genitive of the object, and that a person — of the levitical purification of women after childbirth, <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22</a>; and of lepers, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14</a>; with a genitive of the thing, <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτιῶν</span> or <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτημάτων</span>, <span class="accented">a cleansing from the guilt of sins</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καθαρίζω</span></span>, 1 b. <span class="greek2">β</span>.): wrought now by baptism, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a>, now by the expiatory sacrifice of Christ, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a> on which cf. Kurtz, Commentary, p. 70; (<a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a>; <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτίας</span> <span class="greek2">μου</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a>; of an atonement, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, asin. 22).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cleansing, purification<p>From <a href="/greek/2511.htm">katharizo</a>; a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation -- cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2511.htm">katharizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καθαρισμον καθαρισμόν καθαρισμὸν καθαρισμου καθαρισμού καθαρισμοῦ καθαρισμώ katharismon katharismòn katharismou katharismoû<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/1-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 1:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ τοῦ <b>καθαρισμοῦ</b> σου ἃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and offer <span class="itali">for your cleansing</span> what<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy <span class="itali">cleansing</span> those things<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">cleansing</span> of you what<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμέραι τοῦ <b>καθαρισμοῦ</b> αὐτῶν κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the days <span class="itali">for their purification</span> according<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of her <span class="itali">purification</span> according<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> days of the <span class="itali">purification</span> of them according to<p><b><a href="/text/luke/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 5:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ τοῦ <b>καθαρισμοῦ</b> σου καθὼς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and make an offering <span class="itali">for your cleansing,</span> just<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thy <span class="itali">cleansing,</span> according as Moses<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">cleansing</span> of you as<p><b><a href="/text/john/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 2:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ τὸν <b>καθαρισμὸν</b> τῶν Ἰουδαίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the Jewish <span class="itali">custom of purification,</span> containing<br><a href="/kjvs/john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after <span class="itali">the manner of the purifying</span> of the Jews,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> acccording to to the <span class="itali">purification</span> of the Jews<p><b><a href="/text/john/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 3:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰουδαίου περὶ <b>καθαρισμοῦ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with a Jew about <span class="itali">purification.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the Jews about <span class="itali">purifying.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [some] Jews about <span class="itali">purification</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ <b>καθαρισμὸν</b> τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> When He had made <span class="itali">purification</span> of sins,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> power of him <span class="itali">[the] purification</span> of sins<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαβὼν τοῦ <b>καθαρισμοῦ</b> τῶν πάλαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having forgotten <span class="itali">[his] purification</span> from his former<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and hath forgotten <span class="itali">that he was purged from</span> his<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having reveived the <span class="itali">purification</span> the of old<p><b><a href="/greek/2512.htm">Strong's Greek 2512</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2512.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katharismon_2512.htm">καθαρισμὸν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/katharismou_2512.htm">καθαρισμοῦ — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2511.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2511"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2511" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2513.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2513"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2513" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>