καθαροί

katharós

clean

Primarily, free from dirt, stain, or impurities (literal sense); by extension, morally untainted, undefiled, sincere, or ritually acceptable depending on context. Used of physical cleanliness (objects, water, persons), ritual acceptability (suitable for sacrifice or participation in sacred rites), and moral uprightness (without guilt or corruption). Secondary senses include clear, distinct (of sound or speech), and figuratively, unalloyed or unmixed (of motives or composition).

G2513

John 13:10 · Word #21

Lexicon G2513

Lemmaκαθαρός
Transliterationkatharós
Strong'sG2513
DefinitionPrimarily, free from dirt, stain, or impurities (literal sense); by extension, morally untainted, undefiled, sincere, or ritually acceptable depending on context. Used of physical cleanliness (objects, water, persons), ritual acceptability (suitable for sacrifice or participation in sacred rites), and moral uprightness (without guilt or corruption). Secondary senses include clear, distinct (of sound or speech), and figuratively, unalloyed or unmixed (of motives or composition).

Morphology ADJ.P NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseclean
Literalclean

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαθαρός
Strong'sG2513

SIBI-P1 Translation G2513-04

clean ones

Morphological NotesAdjective used substantively; nominative masculine plural (NMP).
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "clean ones" preserves the core sense of being free from dirt, stain, or impurity while reflecting the nominative masculine plural substantive adjective form, indicating people characterized by cleanness or purity.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

clean ones

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'clean ones' is a precise representation of the substantive use of καθαροί in this context.
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