ΚΑΘΑΡΜΟΝ, καθαρμον
KATHARMON, katharmon
Sounds Like: kah-thar-MON
Translations: purification, a purification, cleansing, a cleansing, expiation, a means of expiation, a means of purification
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΡΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act or means of purification or cleansing, often in a religious or ritualistic sense. It can also denote the expiation for sins or defilement. It is used to describe something that makes one clean or pure, or the process of becoming clean.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2512 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 33:295
From the same root
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