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3.
(
1
, 1223 and
1
, 2508), “to cleanse thoroughly,” is translated “will
throughly purge” in Luke 3:17,
KJV
(
RV
, “thoroughly to cleanse”; less authentic mss. have
No. 5).¶
4.
(
$&
, 2511), “to cleanse, make clean,” is translated “purging (all
meats),” in Mark 7:19,
KJV
,
RV
, “making (all meats) clean”; Heb. 9:14,
KJV
, “purge” (
RV
,
“cleanse”); so 9:22 (for v. 23, see
PURIFY
) and 10:2. See
CLEAN
, B, No. 1.
5.
(
$&
, 1245), “to cleanse thoroughly,” is translated “will
throughly purge” in Matt. 3:12,
KJV
. See
CLEAN
, B, No. 2. Cf. the synonymous verb No.
3.¶
Notes:
(1) For Heb. 1:3,
KJV
, “had purged,” see
PURIFICATION
. (2) For the
KJV
rendering of the noun
, “cleansing,” “that he was purged,” see
CLEAN
, C, No.
1.
PURIFICATION, PURIFY, PURIFYING
A. Nouns.
1.
(
$
, 2512) is rendered “a cleansing” (akin to No. 4, above),
Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; in Heb. 1:3,
RV
, “purification.”
2.
(
$
, 2514), “cleansing,” Heb. 9:13. See
CLEAN
, C, No. 2.¶
3.
(
2
, 49) denotes “a ceremonial purification,” Acts 21:26, for the
circumstances of which with reference to the vow of a Nazirite (
RV
), see Num. 6:9-13.¶
B. Verbs.
1.
(
2
&
, 48), akin to
, “pure” (see
CHASTE
), “to purify, cleanse
from defilement,” is used of “purifying” (a) ceremonially, John 11:55; Acts 21:24, 26 (cf.
No. 3 above); 24:18; (b) morally, the heart, Jas. 4:8; the soul, 1 Pet. 1:22; oneself, 1 John
3:3.¶
2.
(
$&
, 2511), “to cleanse, make free from admixture,” is translated
“to purify” in Acts 15:9,
KJV
(
RV
, “cleansing”); Titus 2:14; Heb. 9:23,
KJV
(
RV
,
“cleansed”). See
CLEAN
, B, No. 1.
PURLOIN
(
&
, 3557) is translated “purloining” in Titus 2:10. See
KEEP
, A,
No. 10.
PURPLE
A. Noun.
$
(
$ "$
, 4209) originally denoted the “purple-fish,” then, “purple dye”
(extracted from certain shell fish): hence, “a purple garment,” Mark 15:17, 20; Luke
16:19; Rev. 18:12.¶
B. Adjective.
$
(
$ $
, 4210), “purple, a reddish purple,” is used of the robe put in
mockery on Christ, John 19:2, 5; in Rev. 17:4 (in the best texts; some have No. 1); 18:16,
as a noun (with
, “a garment,” understood).¶
PURPLE (seller of)