Acts 18:6:19Acts.18.6.W19TAB
καθαρὸς
katharos
“clean”
- Transliteration
- ka-tha-ROS
- Extended
- kah-thah-ROHS
- IPA
- /ka.tʰaˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- clean
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-tha-ROS
- sentence
an-ti-tas-so-ME-nōn de au-TŌN kai blas-phê-MOUN-tōn ek-ti-na-KSA-me-nos ta hi-MA-ti-a EI-pen pros au-TOUS to HAI-ma hy-MŌN e-PI tên ke-pha-LÊN hy-MŌN ka-tha-ROS e-GŌ a-PO tou NYN eis ta ETH-nê po-REU-so-mai
Exegesis
The verbless clause katharos egō {καθαρὸς ἐγώ | katharós egṓ} intensifies his declaration of innocence.
Root and etymology
katharkappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho
“clean, pure”
In context — Acts 18:6
When they kept resisting and speaking against him, he shook out his clothes and said, “Your blood is on your own heads; I am clean . From this point on I will go to the Gentiles .”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:6:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 18:6, so the Greek word καθαρὸς (katharos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.18.6.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.6.W19.S1) and character.