Perikatharma

per-ee-kath'-ar-mah
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Perikatharma Definition

  1. off scouring, refuse
  2. metaph.
    1. the most abject and despicable men
    2. the price of expiation or redemption, because the Greeks used to apply the term "katharmata" to victims sacrificed to make expiation for the people, and even to criminals who were maintained at the public expense, that on the outbreak of a pestilence or other calamity they might be offered as sacrifices to make expiation for the state
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
perikavqarma
Origin
from a compound of (4012) and (2508)
Strong's Number
4027
TDNT Entry
3:430,381

KJV Word Usage

filth
1
Total
1

KJV Verse Count

1
Total
1
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Perikatharma". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .