clean

Greek Adjective

καθαρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר;] pure, clean. 1) Physically: Mat.23:26 27:59, Jhn.13:10-11 (fig.), Jhn.15:3 (figuratively, as of a vine cleansed by pruning), Heb.10:22, Rev.15:6 19:8, 14 21:18, 21. 2) Ceremonially: Luk.11:41, Rom.14:20, Tit.1:15. 3) Ethically; (a) of persons: Jhn.13:16, Act.18:6, Tit.1:15; ό κ. τῇ καρδίᾳ (καθαρὸς χεῖρας, Hdt, i, 35), Mat.5:8; before ἀπό (cl. with genitive simp; ΒΙ, § 36, 11; Deiss, BS, 196; MM, Exp., xv), Act.20:26; (b) of things: καρδία, 1Ti.1:6, 2Ti.2:22; συνείδησις, 1Ti.3:9, 2Ti.1:3; θρησκεία, Jas.1:27. SYN.: see: ἁγνός. (AS)

clean

Greek Adjective

κᾰθᾰρ-ός, ά, όν, Doric dialect καθαρός [Refs 5th c.AD+], Aeolic dialect κόθ- [Refs 7th c.BC+]; compare ἀνακαθαίρω, κάθαρσις: 1) physically clean, spotless (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of persons, cleanly, κ. περὶ ἐσθῆτα [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) clear of admixture, clear, pure, especially of water, Βορυσθένης ῥέει καθαρὸς παρὰ θολεροῖσι [LXX+5th c.BC+]; κ. φάος, φέγγος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of white bread, Wilcken [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἄλευρον κ. [Refs]; χρυσίον, ἀργύριον -ώτατον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]winnowed, πυρὸς κ. ἄδολος [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc; of metals, etc, σίδηρος [Refs 5th c.AD+], etc; ἀρωμάτων, καθαρῶν, λαχάνων, uncertain meaning in [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἄκρατος καὶ κ. νοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of feelings, unmixed, μῖσος τῆς ἀλλοτρίας φύσεως [Refs 6th c.BC+]; serene, φρήν [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) clear of objects, free, ἐν καθαρῷ (i.e. τόπῳ) in an open space, ἐν κ, ὅθι δὴ νεκύων διεφαίνετο χῶρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάξαις Ἄλτιν ἐν κ. in a clearing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν κ. βῆναι to leave the way clear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῷ κ. οἰκεῖν live in the clear sunshine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ καθαροῦ ῥέειν, of a river whose course is clear and open, [Refs 5th c.BC+] substantive, κελεύθῳ ἐν κ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; χῶρος κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡλίῳ κ. in the open sun, opposed to σκιά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥς σφι τὸ ἐμποδὼν ἐγεγόνεε κ. was cleared away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ποιεῖσθαι τὰς ἀρκυστασίας set up the nets in open ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of land, free from weeds, etc, παραδώσω τὸν κλῆρον κ. ἀπὸ θρύου καλάμου ἀγρώστεως κτλ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; παραδώσω τὰς ἀρούρας κ. ὡς ἔλαβον [Refs 3rd c.AD+] clear of the marks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθαρὸν τῶν προβόλων, of a fort, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of documents, free from mistakes, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; χειρόγραφον κ. ἀπὸ ἐπιγραφῆς καὶ ἀλείφαδος free from interlineation and erasure, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 3.b) metaphorically, free, clear of debt, liability, etc, κ. ἀπὸ δημοσίων καὶ παντὸς εἴδους [Refs 1st c.AD+]; γῆ κ. ἀπὸ γεωργίας βασιλικῆς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; καθαρὰ ποιῆσαι to give a discharge, [Refs]; in moral sense, free from pollution, καθαρῷ θανάτῳ an honourable death, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently free from guilt or defilement, pure, χεῖρες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔρχομαι ἐκ κοθαρῶν κοθαρά Orph[Refs]; of ceremonial purity, καθαρὰ καὶ ἁγνή εἰμι ἀπό τε τῶν ἄλλων τῶν οὐ καθαρευόντων καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς συνουσίας Jusj. cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+]; especially of persons purified after pollution, ἱκέτης προσῆλθες κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of things, βωμοί, θύματα, δόμος, μέλαθρα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive, clear of or from. , κ. ἐγκλημάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀδικίας, κακῶν, [NT+5th c.BC+]; ceremonially pure, of food, ὄσπριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of victims, [LXX+2nd c.AD+], etc; κ. ἡμέραι, opposed to ἀποφράδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.c) in active sense, purifying, cleansing, λέβης [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) of birth, pure, genuine, σπέρμα θεοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόλις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν Ἀθηναίων ὅπερ ἐστράτευε καθαρὸν ἐξῆλθε, i.e. were citizens of pure blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ τῷ γένει μὴ κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. ἀστοί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθαρόν a real, genuine saying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. Τίμων a Timon pure and simple, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ζημία κ, of a person, Alciphro 3.21. 5) of language, pure, ὀνόματα, λέξις, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; so of writers, [Λυσίας] κ. τὴν ἑρμηνείαν [Refs]; also, clear, simple, σεμνὸς καὶ κ. [Refs 4th c.AD+] 5.b) Grammars, preceded by a vowel, pure, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; containing a 'pure' syllable, [Refs] 6) without blemish, sound, ὁ κ. στρατός, τὸ κ. τοῦ στρατοῦ, the sound portion of the army, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 7) clear, exact, ἂν κ. ὦσιν αἱ ψῆφοι if the accounts are exactly balanced, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) adverb purely, ἁγνῶς καὶ καθαρῶς [Refs 8th c.BC+]: comparative -ωτέρως[Refs 3rd c.AD+] II.2) of birth, κ. γεγονέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) with clean hands, honestly, σὺν δίκῃ. καὶ κ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; δικαίως καὶ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) clearly, plainly, λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) of language, purely, correctly, -ώτερον διαλέγεσθαι [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.6) entirely, [Refs 5th c.BC+] in its purest form, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

clean (literally or figuratively); clean, clear, pure; of uncertain affinity