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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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καθαίρω

Strong’s: G2508

Associated OET lemmas: καθαίρω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: καθαίρω; κατά; αἴρω

Related lemmas: καθαρός

Sense 1: to make clean, to cleanse, to clean

Semantic entry: 79.49

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Clean, Dirty

Definition: to cause something to become clean

Notes: In RV JHN 15:2 · LV JHN 15:2 · Read together JHN 15:2 the meaning of καθαίρω may also be understood as ‘to prune branches’ (see 43.12: καθαίρω), thus playing on two distinct meanings of καθαίρω.

JHN 15:2: RV JHN 15:2 · LV JHN 15:2 · Read together JHN 15:2

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OET-RV JHN 15:2

2 He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t bear fruit, but those that do bear fruit, he prunes them so they’ll produce even more.

OET-LV JHN 15:2

2 Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he_is_taking_ it _away, and every_ fruit - bearing _branch, he_is_pruning it, in_order_that it_may_be_bearing more.
fruit.

Sense 2: to take away, to prune, to cut off

Semantic entry: 43.12

Semantic domains: Agriculture

Definition: to cut away or cut back unproductive branches or to cut back productive branches so they can produce better

JHN 15:2: RV JHN 15:2 · LV JHN 15:2 · Read together JHN 15:2

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OET-RV JHN 15:2

2 He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t bear fruit, but those that do bear fruit, he prunes them so they’ll produce even more.

OET-LV JHN 15:2

2 Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he_is_taking_ it _away, and every_ fruit - bearing _branch, he_is_pruning it, in_order_that it_may_be_bearing more.
fruit.