verb
ekkathairamō
Strong’sG1571
I clean out, clean thoroughly
stem ekkathair-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐκ-καθαίρω
[in LXX for בָּעַר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1571 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialectaorist I-εκάθηρα Refs 5th c.BC+, Attic dialect -εκάθᾱραRefs 4th c.BC+:— cleanse out:
1 with accusative of the thing cleansed, clear out, οὐρούς τ᾽ ἐξεκάθαιρον Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν κοιλίην Hdt.[same place]; μήτρας, ὀδόντας, Refs 5th c.BC+; χθόνα ἐκκαθαίρει κνωδάλων he clears this land of monsters, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸν βίον (i.e.the world) Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐ.τινά, ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντα, εἰς τὴν κρίσιν clear him of all roughness, polish him up, metaphorically from the finishing touches of a sculptor, NT+5th c.BC+; ἐ.λογισμόν clear off an account, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be cleansed, purified, ἐκκεκαθαρμένοι τὰς ψυχάς Refs 5th c.BC+; to be cleared up, explained, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 with accusative of the thing removed, clear away, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν δωροδοκίαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Din.[same place]; κόπρον Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekkathairateiaἐκκαθάρῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | cleanses | 1× |
| ekkathairavarἐκκαθάρατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | clean out | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkathairamō | ekkathairame | ekkathairami | ekkathairama | ekkathairamē | ekkathairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkathairasō | ekkathairase | ekkathairasi | ekkathairasa | ekkathairasē | ekkathairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkathairatō | ekkathairate | ekkathairati | ekkathairata | ekkathairatē | ekkathairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkathairanō | ekkathairane | ekkathairani | ekkathairana | ekkathairanē | ekkathairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkathairavō | ekkathairave | ekkathairavi | ekkathairava | ekkathairavē | ekkathairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkathairalō | ekkathairale | ekkathairali | ekkathairala | ekkathairalē | ekkathairalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkathairameiō | ekkathairameia | ekkathairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkathairaseiō | ekkathairaseia | ekkathairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkathairateiō | ekkathairateia1×ἐκκαθάρῃ | ekkathairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkathairaneiō | ekkathairaneia | ekkathairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkathairaveiō | ekkathairaveia | ekkathairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkathairaleiō | ekkathairaleia | ekkathairaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkathairasōr | ekkathairasar | ekkathairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkathairatōr | ekkathairatar | ekkathairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkathairavōr | ekkathairavar1×ἐκκαθάρατε | ekkathairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkathairalōr | ekkathairalar | ekkathairalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkathairamoiō | ekkathairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkathairasoiō | ekkathairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkathairatoiō | ekkathairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkathairanoiō | ekkathairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkathairavoiō | ekkathairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkathairaloiō | ekkathairaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekkathairarō | ekkathairari | ekkathairara | ekkathairarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekkathairarōntos | ekkathairarintos | ekkathairarantos | ekkathairarēntos |
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
ekkathair 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekkathairateia“cleanses”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:21ean oun tinos ekkathairateia heauton apo houteiu, eti skevem eis …So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he …
ekkathairavar“clean out”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 5:7“clean out”ekkathairavar tan palaian zuman, hina aveiō neem …… rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch …