Greek · G2512, G266 · unreviewed

καθαρισμός

Cleansing · a sin (properly abstract)

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καθαρισμός G2512 cleansing

Pronunciation katharismós

Ritual or moral cleansing from defilement; in Hebrews, Christ's purification of sins through sacrifice.

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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)

Pronunciation hamartía

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What does καθαρισμός (katharismós) mean in the Bible?

καθαρισμός · ἁμαρτία is a Greek word meaning "a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation". :--cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying). Signals atonement and cleansing accomplished by Christ, anticipating Hebrews 9-10. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Priesthood.

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Meaning

a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation

Extended definition

Ritual cleansing that removes both ceremonial defilement and moral guilt through expiation

:--cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying).

Why This Word Matters

Signals atonement and cleansing accomplished by Christ, anticipating Hebrews 9-10. Hebrews 1:1-4

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:44 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 5:14 · John 3:25 · 2 Pet 1:9 5×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 2:6 · Heb 1:3 2×

Canonical Themes

Messiah Priesthood

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Hebrews 1:1-4 καθαρισμὸν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν katharismós · hamartía Accusative · Singular · Masculine

purification of sins

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 26 — The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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