ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΡΙΕΙ, περικαθαριει
PERIKATHARIEI, perikathariei
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ka-tha-REE-ay
Translations: he will cleanse thoroughly, he will purge, he will purify
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri, meaning 'around' or 'thoroughly') and the verb καθαίρω (kathairo, meaning 'to cleanse' or 'to purify'). It signifies a complete and thorough cleansing or purging, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It describes an action where someone or something is completely purified or purged of impurities.
Inflection: Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4028 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 6:7
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΙΡΩΝ — cleansing around, purging, purifying, clearing away, removing
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΑΡΙΕΙΤΕ — you shall thoroughly cleanse, you shall completely purify, you shall prune, you shall clear away
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