- Original: καθαρισμός - Transliteration: Katharismos - Phonetic: kath-ar-is-mos' - Definition: 1. a cleansing, purification, a ritual purgation or washing a. of the washing of the Jews before and after their meals b. of levitical purification of women after childbirth c. a cleansing from the guilt of sins wrought by the expiatory sacrifice of christ - Origin: from G2511 - TDNT entry: 10:09,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G2511 ; a washing off that is (ceremonially) ablution (morally) expiation: - cleansing + purge purification (-fying). Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • purged, 2 Hebrews 1:3; 2 Peter 1:9 • purification, 1 Luke 2:22 • purifying, 2 Joh 2:6; Joh 3:25