G2514 — καθαρότης (katharotēs)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2514
Original: καθαρότης
Transliteration: katharotēs
Pronunciation: kath-ar-ot'-ace
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: καθαρός (katharos, G2513) — clean, pure
Occurrences: 1 in NT (1 unique verse, 1 book)
First Occurrence: Heb 9:13 — "sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh"
Hapax Legomenon: YES — appears only once in the entire NT

Lexicon Definition¶

From G2513 (katharos); cleanness (ceremonially): — purifying.

The -ότης (-otēs) suffix forms an abstract quality noun, denoting the state or condition of being clean. This is the abstract quality counterpart to the adjective καθαρός (clean/pure) and the process noun καθαρισμός (the act of cleansing).

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 53 — Religious Activities
Subdomain: 53.003 — Purify, Cleanse
Other words in subdomain: ἁγνίζω (G48), ἁγνισμός (G49), βαπτίζω (G907), βαπτισμός (G909), καθαρίζω (G2511), καθαρισμός (G2512), καθαρός (G2513), ῥαντίζω (G4472)

Domain Neighbors (53.003 — Purify, Cleanse)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G48	ἁγνίζω	4	purify
G49	ἁγνισμός	1	purification
G907	βαπτίζω	25	baptized
G909	βαπτισμός	4	washing, baptisms
G2511	καθαρίζω	9	clean, cleanse
G2512	καθαρισμός	4	cleansing, purging
G2513	καθαρός	20	clean, pure
G4472	ῥαντίζω	3	sprinkled

Morphological Data¶

Reference	Form	Parsing
Heb 9:13	καθαρότητα	Accusative Singular Feminine [N-ASF]

The accusative form indicates katharotēs serves as the object of the verb ἁγιάζω ("sanctifieth") — the ashes accomplish the purifying.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
purifying	1	100%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Hebrews	1	0.3

Appears exclusively in the epistle to the Hebrews, which contains the NT's densest concentration of Levitical-ritual vocabulary.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Ceremonial/Ritual Cleanness¶

Heb 9:13 — "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh"

The sole occurrence situates katharotēs within the OT sacrificial system: the red heifer ashes (Num 19) produce ceremonial cleanness of the flesh. The author of Hebrews uses this as the lesser term in an a fortiori argument (9:13-14) — if animal blood achieves fleshly katharotēs, how much more does Christ's blood purge the conscience.

Common Collocations¶

As a hapax, no co-occurrence statistics are available. However, the immediate context of Heb 9:13 pairs katharotēs with: - σάρξ (sarx, G4561) — "flesh" — the domain of this purifying - αἷμα (haima, G129) — "blood" — the agent of purifying - σποδός (spodos, G4700) — "ashes" — the medium (heifer ashes) - ῥαντίζω (rhantizō, G4472) — "sprinkling" — the ritual action

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2513 καθαρός (katharos) — adjective: clean, pure (24v)
G2511 καθαρίζω (katharizō) — verb: to cleanse, make clean (29v)
G2512 καθαρισμός (katharismos) — masculine noun: cleansing, purification (7v)
G2508 καθαίρω (kathairō) — verb: to cleanse, prune (2v — John 15:2, Heb 10:2 variant)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
καθαρισμός (katharismos)	G2512	both "purifying/purification"	katharismos = the act or process of cleansing; katharotēs = the abstract quality/state of cleanness
ἁγνισμός (hagnismos)	G49	both "purification"	hagnismos = consecration/purification with holiness overtones; katharotēs = ceremonial cleanness specifically

Hebrew Source¶

No direct Hebrew source found via LXX alignment database. However, the concept maps to the OT טׇהֳרָה (tohorah, H2893) — "purification, cleanness" — the abstract noun from the טהר root. The Hebrews 9:13 context directly references the red heifer ceremony of Numbers 19, where טהר terminology dominates.