What does καθαρισμός · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?
καθαρισμός · ἁμαρτία: Ritual cleansing that removes both ceremonial defilement and moral guilt through expiation
Greek · G2512, G266
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: Ritual cleansing that removes both ceremonial defilement and moral guilt through expiation
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2512, G266?
G2512, G266 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
MessiahPriesthood
Greek phrase. Ritual cleansing that removes both ceremonial defilement and moral guilt through expiation
Strong's G2512, G266
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Word forms 2 forms 7 references Study link Hebrews 1:1-4 Source Gloss
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).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Genitive (5) Number pattern Singular (7)
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×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
purification of sins
Word Origins
καθαρισμός is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Signals atonement and cleansing accomplished by Christ, anticipating Hebrews 9-10. Hebrews 1:1-4
Canonical Themes
Messiah Priesthood
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