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ἀποκαθαίρω

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Gloss: to clear away

Transliteration: apokathairō

Strong’s: G6434

1. to cleanse or clean quite , ἀπ. τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὰ χειρόμακτρα upon the towels, (Xenophon Historicus)
2. to refine from dross, (Strabo Geographus): metaphorically in Pass., ἀποκεκαθάρθαι τὴν φωνήν to be pure in dialect, (Lucian)
3. to clear away , τὰς τραπέζας (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Mid., ἀποκαθήρασθαί τινος to rid oneself of a thing, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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