Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
ekkathairō
Simplified transliteration
ekkathairo
Principal Parts
-, ἐξεκάθαρα, -, -, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-2d(2)
Gloss
to cleanse, clean out, get rid of
Definition
to cleanse thoroughly, purify, 2 Tim. 2:21; to purge out, eliminate, 1 Cor. 5:7*
Greek-English Concordance for ἐκκαθαίρω
| 1 Corinthians 5:7 |
Get rid (ekkatharate | ἐκκαθάρατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) of the old leaven so that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. |
| 2 Timothy 2:21 |
If, therefore, someone cleanses (ekkatharē | ἐκκαθάρῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) himself from these things, that person will be a vessel for honor, having been sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work. |