Matthew 23:26:3Matt.23.26.W3TAB
καθάρισον
katharison
“clean”
- Transliteration
- ka-THA-ri-son
- Extended
- kah-THAH-ri-sohn
- IPA
- /ka.ˈtʰa.ri.son/
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THA-ri-son
- phraseyour reading level
ka-THA-ri-son PRÔ-ton TO en-TOS TOO po-tê-RI-oo KAI TÊS pa-ro-PSI-dos
- sentence
pha-ri-SAI-e ty-PHLE ka-THA-ri-son PRÔ-ton TO en-TOS TOO po-tê-RI-oo KAI TÊS pa-ro-PSI-dos HI-na YE-nê-tai KAI TO ek-TOS au-TOO ka-tha-RON
Exegesis
The main clause centers on the aorist imperative katharison {καθάρισον | ka-THÁ-ri-son} ‘cleanse’, which issues a decisive, comprehensive command rather than an ongoing process.
Root and etymology
katharizokappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho–iota–zeta–omega
“to cleanse, make pure”
In context — Matthew 23:26
Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of them also may be clean .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 23:26, so the Greek word καθάρισον (katharison) 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 Matt.23.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.26.W3.S1) and character.