- ἀποκαθαίρω
- to clear away
- 1. to cleanse or clean quite , ἀπ. τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὰ χειρόμακτρα upon the towels, [5th/4th c.BC]
2. to refine from dross, [Refs 1st c.BC]: metaph. in Pass., ἀποκεκαθάρθαι τὴν φωνήν to be pure in dialect, [Refs 2nd c.AD]
3. to clear away , τὰς τραπέζας [5th/4th c.BC]:—;Mid., ἀποκαθήρασθαί τινος to rid oneself of a thing, [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)