καθαρισμός, -oῦ, τό

(καθαρίζω). [in LXX for טָהֵר, טׇהֳרָה, etc. ;]

cleansing, purification: Jhn.3:25; with genitive subjc. τ. Ἰουδαίων, Jhn.2:6; with genitive obj. of women after childbirth, Luk.2:22; of lepers, Mrk.1:44, Luk.5:14; with genitive of thing(s), τ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb.1:3, 2Pe.1:9 (Cremer, 319).†

(AS)

cleansing; purification