What does οὐχί · δέκα · καθαρίζω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3780, G1176, G2511
οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν
Not indeed · ten · to cleanse (literally or figuratively)
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οὐχί G3780 not indeed
Pronunciation ouchí
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δέκα G1176 ten
Pronunciation déka
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καθαρίζω G2511 to cleanse (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation katharízō
Cleanse implies removal of defilement—physical disease, moral corruption, or ceremonial impurity—restoring fitness.
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What does οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν (ouchi hoi deka ekatharisthēsan) mean in the Bible?
οὐχί · δέκα · καθαρίζω is a Greek phrase meaning "were not the ten cleansed?".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3780, G1176, G2511?
G3780, G1176, G2511 is connected to 53 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. were not the ten cleansed?
Source Gloss
were not the ten cleansed?
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 53
Matt 5:46 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 20:13 · Luke 4:22 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 12:6 · Luke 14:28 · Luke 14:31 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:8 35×
Luke 1:60 · Luke 12:51 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 18:30 · John 9:9 · John 13:10 · John 13:11 · John 14:22 · Rom 3:27 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Cor 5:2 · 1 Cor 6:1 · 1 Cor 6:7 · 1 Cor 10:29 18×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 31 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 20 present 9 future 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 18 passive 13
Mood
indicative 14 imperative 6 participle 4 infinitive 4 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:2 καθαρίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:3 καθαρίσθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 8:3 ἐκαθαρίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 10:8 καθαρίζετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:5 καθαρίζονται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 23:25 καθαρίζετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:26 καθάρισον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 1:40 καθαρίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 1:41 καθαρίσθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Mark 1:42 ἐκαθαρίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 7:19 καθαρίζων present active participle participle Luke 4:27 ἐκαθαρίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 5:12 καθαρίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 5:13 καθαρίσθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 7:22 καθαρίζονται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 11:39 καθαρίζετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:14 ἐκαθαρίσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 17:17 ἐκαθαρίσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 10:15 ἐκαθάρισεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:9 ἐκαθάρισεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:9 καθαρίσας aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 7:1 καθαρίσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Ephesians 5:26 καθαρίσας aorist active participle participle Titus 2:14 καθαρίσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 9:14 καθαριεῖ future active indicative prospective Hebrews 9:22 καθαρίζεται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 9:23 καθαρίζεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 10:2 κεκαθαρισμένους perfect passive participle participle James 4:8 καθαρίσατε aorist active imperative imperative 1 John 1:7 καθαρίζει present active indicative ongoing 1 John 1:9 καθαρίσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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)
Word Origins
οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν is built from this root:
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