Strong’s G2508 · Greek
καθαίρω
kathaírō · kath-ah'-ee-ro
Origin from καθαρός (G2513);
Meaning to cleanse, i.e. (specially) to prune; figuratively, to expiate
In the King James Version purge.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
- Hebrews 10:2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.