ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΙΡΩΝ, περικαθαιρων
PERIKATHAIRŌN, perikathairōn
Sounds Like: peh-ree-kah-THAI-ron
Translations: cleansing around, purging, purifying, clearing away, removing
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'περί' (around, about) and 'καθαίρω' (to cleanse, purify). It means to cleanse thoroughly or completely, to purge, or to remove something by cleansing or clearing away. It implies a comprehensive or surrounding action of purification or removal. It is used to describe an action of thorough purification or elimination.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4023 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:29
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΙΡΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΡΙΕΙ — he will cleanse thoroughly, he will purge, he will purify
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΡΙΕΙΤΕ — you shall thoroughly cleanse, you shall completely purify, you shall prune, you shall clear away
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