Strong's Greek · G2508

καθαίρω

kathaírō

purge

Definition

to cleanse, i.e. (specially) to prune; figuratively, to expiate

Derivation

from G2513 (καθαρός);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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