καθαρός: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">clean, spotless, pure, unmixed, white (of bread, linnen)</b> (Il.); [[καθάρειος]] (<b class="b3">-ιος</b>) [[pure]], [[elegant]] (Arist., Men., Plb.), adv. [[καθαρείως]] (X.), after [[ἀστεῖος]]; [[καθάρυλλος]] ([[ἄρτος]] etc., Com.; cf. Leumann Glotta 32, 219 n. 3).<br />Other forms: Dor. (Heracl.) [[κοθαρός]], Aeol. (Alc.) [[κόθαρος]]<br />Derivatives: [[καθαρότης]] [[purity]] (Hp., Pl.), <b class="b3">καθαρ(ε)ιότης</b> [[purity]], [[refinement]] (Hdt.). - Denomin. verbs: 1. [[καθαίρω]] (<b class="b3">κοθ-</b> Herakl.), often with prefix, e. g. <b class="b3">ἀνα-</b>, <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>, <b class="b3">δια-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐκ-</b>, <b class="b3">περι-</b>, aor. [[καθῆραι]] (<b class="b3">-ᾶραι</b>) [[purify]] (Il.) with [[κάθαρσις]] (IA.), <b class="b3">κόθ-</b> (El.) [[purification]], [[καθαρμός]] [[atonement]] (Hdt., trag.), [[κάθαρμα]], often in plur. [[purification]], [[refuse]] (Att.); [[καθαρτής]] [[purifyer]], [[conciliater]] (Hp., S.), <b class="b3">-τήρ</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (Man., Plu.), <b class="b3">-τήριος</b> (D. H.); [[καθάρσιος]] (: [[καθαρτής]], [[κάθαρσις]], [[καθαρτός]]) [[purifying]] (Hdt., trag.), [[καθαρτικός]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hp., Pl.). - 2. [[καθαρίζω]], also with prefix, <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>, <b class="b3">δια-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐκ-</b>, <b class="b3">περι-</b>, [[purify]] (LXX) with [[καθαρισμός]] (LXX), [[καθάρισις]] (pap.) a. o. - 3. [[καθαρεύω]] [[be pure]] (Ar., Pl.) with [[καθάρευσις]] (H., EM); also <b class="b3">καθαρι-εύω</b> (Paus., gramm.). - 4. <b class="b3">καθαρι-όω</b> [[purify]] (LXX).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Solmsen KZ 37, 7A. thought that [[καθαρός]] was assimilated from [[κοθαρός]]; Schwyzer 344 thought that [[κοθαρός]] was Aeolic. - No etymology. Suggestions in Bq. Schwyzer 260 (to Lith. <b class="b2">krečiù</b> [[shake]]). Acc. to Debrunner in Ebert, Reallexikon 4, 2, 526 religious term of Pre-Greek origin The variation [[α]]/[[ο]] proves Pre-Greek origin. (Fur. 391 connects [[ἀθαρής]]; doubtful..