ἐκκαθαίρω
ekkathairō · clean out
Greek word · Strong’s number G1571 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ekkathairō (ἐκκαθαίρω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “clean out”.
Remove completely; cleanse.
How to say it
ek·ka·thai·rō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To remove completely whatever defiles.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Clean out ×1
- cleanses ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 5:7
Clean out the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For our Passover lamb also has been sacrificed: the Messiah.
- 2 Timothy 2:21
So if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work.