What does διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō) mean in the Bible?
διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō): Thorough cleansing that completely removes what is undesirable, not merely surface-level purification.
Greek · G1245
διακαθαρίζω
To clear out
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διακαθαρίζωG1245
Pronunciationdiakatharízō
What does διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō) mean in the Bible?
διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō): Thorough cleansing that completely removes what is undesirable, not merely surface-level purification.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1245?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to clear (2).
Where does διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itto clear2×Matthew 3:12, Luke 3:17
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 3:12
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Luke1
Source forms
διακαθᾶραι1xdiakatharaiLuke 3:17
διακαθαριεῖ1xdiakatharieiMatthew 3:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xLuke 3:17
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 3:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Thorough cleansing that completely removes what is undesirable, not merely surface-level purification.
Strong'sG1245
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to clear out
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:12Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διακαθαριεῖdiakaqariei
I cleanse thoroughly
Read verseLuke 3:17Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διακαθαριεῖdiakaqariei
I cleanse thoroughly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesFutureVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Future ActiveMatt 3:121×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1future1
Voice
active2
Mood
infinitive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Luke 3:15–18διακαθαριεῖdiakatharízō
Will thoroughly cleanse
Word Origins
διακαθαρίζω is built from these roots: