What does σαρόω (saróō) mean in the Bible?
σαρόω (saróō): To sweep clean, often with spiritual or moral implications in Jesus's parabolic teachings about inner cleansing.
Greek · G4563
σαρόω
Meaning a broom; to sweep
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σαρόω G4563
Pronunciation saróō
What does σαρόω (saróō) mean in the Bible?
σαρόω (saróō): To sweep clean, often with spiritual or moral implications in Jesus's parabolic teachings about inner cleansing.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4563?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include swept clean (2), sweep (1).
Where does σαρόω (saróō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 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 It swept clean 2× Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:25
sweep 1× Luke 15:8
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Matthew 12:44 σεσαρωμένον to swept clean Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 11:25 σεσαρωμένον to swept clean Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 15:8 σαροῖ to sweep Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:44
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 2
Source forms
σεσαρωμένον 2x sesarōmenon Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:25
σαροῖ 1x saroi Luke 15:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 12:44, Luke 11:25
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 15:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To sweep clean, often with spiritual or moral implications in Jesus's parabolic teachings about inner cleansing.
Strong's G4563
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:24–26 Source Gloss
meaning a broom; to sweep
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:44 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
σεσαρωμένον, sesarwmenon
I sweep
Read verse Luke 11:25 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
σεσαρωμένον sesarwmenon
I sweep
Read verse Luke 15:8 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
σαροῖ saroi
I sweep
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 3 Tenses Perfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Matt 12:44 · Luke 11:25 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 15:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 present 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
participle 2 indicative 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 Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
swept clean
Additional Occurrences
Luke 11:24–28 σεσαρωμένον saróō
Having been swept
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σαρόω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes outward reform without inner renewal. Luke 11:24–26
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
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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