What does ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathaírō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathaírō): Thorough removal of impurity or corruption, implying complete purification rather than superficial cleaning
Greek · G1571
ἐκκαθαίρω
To cleanse thoroughly
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ἐκκαθαίρω G1571
Pronunciation ekkathaírō
What does ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathaírō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathaírō): Thorough removal of impurity or corruption, implying complete purification rather than superficial cleaning
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1571?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cleanses (1), Get rid of (1).
Where does ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathaírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 5:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Timothy (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 It cleanses 1× 2 Timothy 2:21
Get rid of 1× 1 Corinthians 5:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 5:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Corinthians 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἐκκαθάρατε 1x ekkatharate 1 Corinthians 5:7
ἐκκαθάρῃ 1x ekkatharē 2 Timothy 2:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 5:7
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Thorough removal of impurity or corruption, implying complete purification rather than superficial cleaning
Strong's G1571
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Timothy 2:20-26 Source Gloss
to cleanse thoroughly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 5:7 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκκαθάρατε ekkaqarate
I clean out, clean thoroughly
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκκαθάρῃ ekkaqarh
I clean out, clean 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 5:7 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 2 Tim 2:21 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
imperative 1 subjunctive 1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
to cleanse thoroughly or purge
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐκκαθαίρω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Paul stresses the believer’s responsibility to pursue holiness in order to be useful in God’s service. 2 Timothy 2:20-26
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain