ἐκκαθαίρω ekkathaírō

Meaning

to cleanse thoroughly

In the King James Version: purge (out)

Derivation: from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2508 (καθαίρω);

Where it is used

• 1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
• 2 Timothy 2:21 So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.