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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2508. καθαίρω (kathairó) -- To cleanse, to purify, to prune</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2508.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/john/18-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2508.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2508</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2507.htm" title="2507">◄</a> 2508. kathairó <a href="../greek/2509.htm" title="2509">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kathairó: To cleanse, to purify, to prune</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καθαίρω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kathairó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kath-ah-ee'-ro<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kath-ah'-ee-ro)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To cleanse, to purify, to prune<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I cleanse, purify, prune.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek root καθαρός (katharos), meaning "clean" or "pure."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of cleansing and purification in Hebrew is often associated with the root טָהֵר (taher), Strong's Hebrew 2891, which means to be clean or pure.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb καθαίρω (kathairó) primarily means to cleanse or purify. In a metaphorical sense, it is used to describe the act of pruning, as in the removal of superfluous branches to promote growth and fruitfulness. This term is often used in the context of spiritual purification and moral cleansing, emphasizing the removal of sin and impurities from one's life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of cleansing was significant in both religious and everyday contexts. Ritual purification was a common practice in various religious ceremonies, symbolizing the removal of defilement and the restoration of purity. In agriculture, pruning was an essential practice to ensure the health and productivity of plants, particularly vines. This agricultural metaphor was easily understood by the agrarian societies of the biblical world and was used by Jesus to illustrate spiritual truths.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2508</b> <i>kathaírō</i> – make clean by <i>purging</i> (removing undesirable elements); hence, "pruned (purged)"; eliminating what is fruitless by purifying (making <i>unmixed</i>). <a href="/greek/2513.htm">See 2513</a> (<i>katharos</i>).</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/2513.htm">katharos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cleanse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>prunes (1).<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 2508: καθαίρω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καθαίρω</span></span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">κεκαθαρμενος</span>; (<span class="greek2">καθαρός</span>); <span class="accented">to cleanse,</span> properly, from filth, impurity, etc.; trees and vines (from useless shoots), <span class="accented">to prune,</span> <a href="/interlinear/john/15-2.htm">John 15:2</a> (<span class="greek2">δένδρα</span> ... <span class="greek2">ὑποτεμνομενα</span> <span class="greek2">καθαίρεται</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de agric. § 2 (cf. de somniis ii. § 9 middle)); metaphorically, from guilt, <span class="accented">to expiate</span>: passive <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-2.htm">Hebrews 10:2</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καθαρίζω</span></span>, at the beginning) (<a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a>; and so in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down). (Compare: <span class="greek2">διακαθαίρω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκκαθαίρω</span>.)<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>purge. <p>From <a href="/greek/2513.htm">katharos</a>; to cleanse, i.e. (specially) to prune; figuratively, to expiate -- purge. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2513.htm">katharos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκάθαιρε καθαιρει καθαίρει καθαιρείται κεκαθαρμένους kathairei kathaírei<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/john/15-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 15:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καρπὸν φέρον <b>καθαίρει</b> αὐτὸ ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fruit, <span class="itali">He prunes</span> it so<br><a href="/kjvs/john/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fruit, <span class="itali">he purgeth</span> it,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/15-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fruit bears <span class="itali">he prunes</span> it that<p><b><a href="/greek/2508.htm">Strong's Greek 2508</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2508.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kathairei_2508.htm">καθαίρει — 1 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/2507.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2507"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2507" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2509.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2509"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2509" /></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>