Purge

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Καθαίρω (Strong'S #2508 — Verb — kathairo — kath-ah'ee-ro )

akin to katharos (see Pure , A, No. 2), "to cleanse," is used of pruning,  John 15:2 , AV, "purgeth" (RV, "cleanseth"). In the Sept.,  2—Samuel 4:6;  Isaiah 28:27;  Jeremiah 38:28 .

2: Ἐκκαθαίρω (Strong'S #1571 — Verb — ekkathairo — ek-kath-ah'ee-ro )

"to cleanse out, cleanse thoroughly," is said of "purging" out leaven,  1—Corinthians 5:7; in  2—Timothy 2:21 , of "purging" oneself from those who utter "profane babblings,"  2—Timothy 2:16-18 .

3: Διά (Strong'S #1223 2508 — Preposition — diakathairo — dee-ah' )

"to cleanse thoroughly," is translated "will throughly purge" in  Luke 3:17 , AV (RV, "thoroughly to cleanse;" less authentic mss. have No. 5).

4: Καθαρίζω (Strong'S #2511 — Verb — kathakizo — kath-ar-id'-zo )

"to cleanse, make clean," is translated "purging (all meats)," in  Mark 7:19 , AV, RV, "making (all meats) clean;"  Hebrews 9:14 , AV, "purge" (RV, "cleanse"); so  Hebrews 9:22 (for ver. 23, see PURIFY); 10:2. See Clean , B, No. 1.

5: Διακαθαρίζω (Strong'S #1245 — Verb — diakatharizo — dee-ak-ath-ar-id'-zo )

"to cleanse thoroughly," is translated "will throughly purge" in  Matthew 3:12 , AV. See Clean , B, No. 2. Cp. the synonymous verb. No. 3.

 Hebrews 1:3Purification.Clean

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

 Psalm 51:7 (a) This figure is used to describe David's desire for the Lord to remove from his heart sinful thoughts and wicked ways. (See also  Psalm 65:3;  Hebrews 1:3).

 Matthew 3:12 (a) This action takes place when our Lord separates the wicked from the just, the chaff from the wheat. He will not always permit evil men to injure, harm and defile His children. (See also  Luke 3:17).

 1 Corinthians 5:7 (a) By this action the wicked church member is expelled from the church until he repents. Upon repentance the church is expected to restore him to membership.

 2 Timothy 2:21 (a) In this interesting passage the person separates himself from the evils mentioned in the earlier part of the chapter. He does not separate himself from GOD's people. The vessels unto honor are like the golden or beautiful china vessels that adorn the parlor. The vessels unto dishonor are those that are used in the kitchen. You can readily see that the kitchen utensils are really more important than those in the parlor. The vessels in the kitchen are to be kept clean and pure just as the ones in the parlor are to be kept clean and dusted.

 Hebrews 9:14 (a) The word is used in this passage to show how effectively the Blood of Christ changes the mind, the thinking and the purposes of the believer. He now is occupied with works that produce living results, and he no longer wastes his time on religious activities that have no value to GOD, nor to His church.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v. i.) To become pure, as by clarification.

(2): ( v. t.) That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

(3): ( v. t.) To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

(4): ( v. t.) To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner.

(5): ( v. t.) To clarify; to defecate, as liquors.

(6): ( v. t.) To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape.

(7): ( v. t.) To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.

(8): ( v. t.) The act of purging.

(9): ( v. i.) To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.

(10): ( v. t.) To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime.

(11): ( v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; - often followed by away.

King James Dictionary

PURGE, purj. L. purgo.

1. To cleanse or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous,foreign or superfluous as, to purge the body by evacuation to purge the Augean stable. It is followed by away, of, or off. We say, to purge away or to purge off filth, and to purge a liquor of its scum. 2. To clear from guilt or moral defilement as,to purge one of guilt or crime to purge away sin.

Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.  Psalms 79

Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean.  Psalms 51

3. To clear from accusation or the charge of a crime, as in ordeal. 4. To remove what is offensive to sweep away impurities.  Ezekiel 20 5. To clarify to defecate as liquors.

PURGE, To become pure by clarification.

1. To have frequent or preternatural evacuations by stool.

PURGE, n. A medicine that evacuates the body by stool a cathartic.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

PURGE . To ‘purge’ in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] is simply to ‘cleanse or purify,’ as   Psalms 51:7 ‘Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean’;   Mark 7:19 ‘purging all meats,’ i.e. making all food ceremonially clean.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Deuteronomy 13:5 Deuteronomy 19:13 2 Chronicles 34:3 Psalm 51:7Cleanness Clean

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pûrj  : A number of words in both the Old Testament and the New Testament are so rendered in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), although frequently in the Revised Version (British and American) the older English word "purge" is displaced by the more applicable modern terms "cleanse" and "purify," since the emphatic and medical senses of the word, as we now use it, are not justified by some of the Hebrew and Greek originals. In older English the word was broader in meaning, today it is specific. Occurrences in the King James Version, with the changes made in the Revised Version (British and American), are as follows:

1. In the Old Testament:

(1) טהר , ṭāhēr , literally, "to be clean," used of the putting-away of idolatry from Judah by Josiah (  2 Chronicles 34:3 ,  2 Chronicles 34:8 ), is translated "purge" in all Vss , but, in  Ezekiel 24:13 , the American Standard Revised Version changes to "cleanse." (2) חטא , ḥāṭā' , literally, "to make a sin offering" ( Psalm 51:7 ): is changed without improvement to "purify" in the American Standard Revised Version, while "purge" is retained in the English Revised Version. (3) כּפר , kāphar , "to cover" or "to make atonement," occurs in  Psalm 65:3;  Psalm 79:9;  Ezekiel 43:20 ,  Ezekiel 43:26; in the two passages in Psalms, the Revised Version (British and American) has "forgive" (the "expiate" of the margin is still better), and in Ezekiel the even more accurate "make atonement." In both (4) צרף , cāraph , "to refine" ( Isaiah 1:25 ), and (5) דּוּח , dūaḥ , literally, "to rinse" ( Isaiah 4:4 ), "purge" is well retained in the Revised Version (British and American). (6) בּרר , bārar , literally, "to be shining," the Revised Version (British and American) retains in  Ezekiel 20:38 , but in  Daniel 11:35 changes to "purify." (7) זקק , zāḳaḳ , "to pour down" as molten metal ( Malachi 3:3 ), also becomes "purify" in the Revised Version (British and American).

These occurrences are all in the figurative sense, and apply to sin, uncleanness, idolatry, etc. Most noteworthy is the American Standard Revised Version change of the familiar   Psalm 51:7 .

2. In the New Testament:

The Greek words rendered "purge" in the King James Version of the Apocrypha and New Testament are καθαίρω , kathaı́rō , and καθαρίζω , katharizō , and their compounds and derivatives. In all passages except four, the Revised Version (British and American) more properly translates "cleanse" (  Matthew 3:12;  Mark 7:19;  Luke 3:17;  John 15:2;  Hebrews 9:14 ,  Hebrews 9:22;  Hebrews 10:2 ). In  Hebrews 1:3 "when he had by himself purged our sins" is changed to "had made purification of." But in the case of the verb compounded with the preps. ἀπό , apō and ἐκ , ek , i.e. apokathaı́rō and ekkathaı́rō ( Job 12:9;  1 Corinthians 5:7;  2 Timothy 2:21 ), with strong signification to "cleanse out ," the Revised Version (British and American) properly retains "purge." Most worthy of note is the change of the familiar verse in John, "Every branch, that beareth fruit, he purgeth" to "Every branch ... he cleanseth" ( John 15:2 ).