καθαίρει [1 verse]  (3rd sg pres ind act) "Purges" is kathairo, which means "to cleanse," "to purify" [in a religious sense], "to purge," "to evacuate," "to prune" [a tree], "to winnow," [grain], and "to wash off." - "Purges" is a Greek verb means "to cleanse," "to purify" [in a religious sense], "to purge," "to evacuate," "to prune" [a tree], "to winnow," [grain], and "to wash off."