katharos · clean, pure

What it means

katharos (καθαρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “clean, pure”.

How to say it

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

1. Spotless, like pure gold.
2. Clean under the law, fit to eat or touch.
3. Undivided in heart, without guilt.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• clean ×15
• pure ×10
• clear ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×1
• John×4
• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 1 Timothy×2
• 2 Timothy×2
• Titus×3
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• Revelation×6

• Matthew 5:8

  Happy are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

• Matthew 23:26

  Blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may also become clean.

• Matthew 27:59

  And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth

• Luke 11:41

  But give as alms the things inside, and look, everything is clean for you.

• John 13:10

  Jesus says to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to wash the feet, but is entirely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”

• John 13:11

  For he knew the one who was handing him over; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

• John 15:3

  You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

• Acts 18:6

  But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your head! I am clean. From now on I will go to the nations.”

• Acts 20:26

  Therefore I testify to you on this day that I am clean from the blood of all,

• Romans 14:20

  Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for the person who eats with stumbling.

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  But the goal of the instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith.

• 1 Timothy 3:9

  holding the mystery of the faith with a clean conscience.

• 2 Timothy 1:3

  I give thanks to God, whom I worship, as my ancestors did, with a clean conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance of you in my supplications night and day,

• 2 Timothy 2:22

  But flee youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

• Titus 1:15

  All things are clean to the clean; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; rather, both their mind and conscience have been defiled.

• Hebrews 10:22

  let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body washed with pure water.

• James 1:27

  Religion pure and undefiled before God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

• Revelation 15:6

  and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the sanctuary, clothed in pure bright linen, and wrapped around their chests with golden sashes.

• Revelation 19:8

  And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.”

• Revelation 19:14

  And the armies that are in heaven were following him on white horses, clothed in white, pure fine linen.

• Revelation 21:18

  And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

• Revelation 21:21

  And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

And 4 more times.