ἘΚΚΕΚΑΘΑΡΘΑΙ, ἐκκεκαθαρθαι
EKKEKATHARTHAI, ekkekatharthai
Sounds Like: ek-keh-ka-THAR-thai
Translations: to have been cleansed, to have been purged, to be purified, to be purged out
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΙΡΩ, ΕΚ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἐκ- (ek-), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb καθαίρω (kathairō), meaning 'to cleanse' or 'to purify'. In its perfect passive infinitive form, it means 'to have been thoroughly cleansed' or 'to have been completely purged'. It describes a state of having undergone a complete purification or removal of impurities.
Inflection: Perfect, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G2508 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1537 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 17:5
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