ἐκ-κᾰθαίρω,
Ionic dialectaorist I-εκάθηρα [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
Attic dialect -εκάθᾱρα[
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—
cleanse out:
1) with
accusative of the thing cleansed,
clear out, οὐρούς τ᾽ ἐξεκάθαιρον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν κοιλίην Hdt.[same place]; μήτρας, ὀδόντας, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χθόνα ἐκκαθαίρει κνωδάλων he
clears this land of monsters, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸν βίον (i.e.the world) [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ.τινά, ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντα, εἰς τὴν κρίσιν
clear him
of all roughness, polish him
up, metaphorically from the finishing touches of a sculptor, [
NT+5th c.BC+]; ἐ.λογισμόν
clear off an account, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]:—
passive,
to be cleansed, purified, ἐκκεκαθαρμένοι τὰς ψυχάς [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
to be cleared up, explained, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2) with
accusative of the thing removed,
clear away, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν δωροδοκίαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Din.[same place]; κόπρον [
Refs]