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verb

diakathairamō

Greekδιακαθαίρω (diakathairō)

Strong’sG1245

I cleanse thoroughly

stem diakathair-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

clear

What it means

* δια-καθαίρω,

to cleanse thoroughly: Lk 3:17.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1245 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-ak-ath-ar-id'-zo

to cleanse perfectly, i.e. (specially) winnow

Fromfrom G1223 and G2511;

King Jamesthoroughly purge.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
diakathairaraδιακαθᾶραιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitiveclear

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singulardiakathairamōdiakathairamediakathairamidiakathairamadiakathairamēdiakathairamelē
you 2nd person singulardiakathairasōdiakathairasediakathairasidiakathairasadiakathairasēdiakathairaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiakathairatōdiakathairatediakathairatidiakathairatadiakathairatēdiakathairatelē
we 1st person pluraldiakathairanōdiakathairanediakathairanidiakathairanadiakathairanēdiakathairanelē
ye 2nd person pluraldiakathairavōdiakathairavediakathairavidiakathairavadiakathairavēdiakathairavelē
they 3rd person pluraldiakathairalōdiakathairalediakathairalidiakathairaladiakathairalēdiakathairalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singulardiakathairameiōdiakathairameiadiakathairameiē
you 2nd person singulardiakathairaseiōdiakathairaseiadiakathairaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiakathairateiōdiakathairateiadiakathairateiē
we 1st person pluraldiakathairaneiōdiakathairaneiadiakathairaneiē
ye 2nd person pluraldiakathairaveiōdiakathairaveiadiakathairaveiē
they 3rd person pluraldiakathairaleiōdiakathairaleiadiakathairaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singulardiakathairasōrdiakathairasardiakathairasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiakathairatōrdiakathairatardiakathairatēr
ye 2nd person pluraldiakathairavōrdiakathairavardiakathairavēr
they 3rd person pluraldiakathairalōrdiakathairalardiakathairalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singulardiakathairamoiōdiakathairamoia
you 2nd person singulardiakathairasoiōdiakathairasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiakathairatoiōdiakathairatoia
we 1st person pluraldiakathairanoiōdiakathairanoia
ye 2nd person pluraldiakathairavoiōdiakathairavoia
they 3rd person pluraldiakathairaloiōdiakathairaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediakathairarōdiakathairaridiakathairaraδιακαθᾶραιdiakathairarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediakathairarōtosdiakathairaritosdiakathairaratosdiakathairarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
diakathairstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

diakathair is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

diakathairara“clear”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Luke 3:17“clear”hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou diakathairara tan halōnan autou kai sunagara ton siton eis tan apothēkan autou, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”