Purity Purification Purifying

Purity Purification Purifying

'''A — 1: καθαρισμός (Strong'S #2512 — Noun Masculine — katharismos — kath-ar-is-mos' )

is rendered "a cleansing" (akin to No. 4, above),  Mark 1:44;  Luke 5:14; in  Hebrews 1:3 , Rv, "purification."

'''A — 2: καθαρότης (Strong'S #2514 — Noun Feminine — katharotes — kath-ar-ot'-ace )

"cleansing,"  Hebrews 9:13 . See Clean , C, No. 2.

'''A — 3: ἁγνισμός (Strong'S #49 — Noun Masculine — hagnismos — hag-nis-mos' )

denotes "a ceremonial purification,"  Acts 21:26 , for the circumstances of which with reference to the vow of a Nazirite (Rv), see  Numbers 6:9-13 .

'''B — 1: ἁγνίζω (Strong'S #48 — Verb — hagnizo — hag-nid'-zo )

akin to hagnos, "pure" (see Chaste), "to purify, cleanse from defilement," is used of "purifying" (a) ceremonially,  John 11:55;  Acts 21:24,26 (cp. No. 3 above); 24:18; (b) morally, the heart,   James 4:8; the soul,  1 Peter 1:22; oneself,  1 John 3:3 .

'''B — 2: καθαρίζω (Strong'S #2511 — Verb — katharizo — kath-ar-id'-zo )

"to cleanse, make free from admixture," is translated "to purify" in  Acts 15:9 , Av (Rv, "cleansing");  Titus 2:14;  Hebrews 9:23 , Av (Rv, "cleansed"). See Clean , B, No. 1.