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CLANGING
(
1
, 214), an onomatopoeic word, from the battle-cry,
, is used of
“raising the shout of battle,” Josh. 6:20; hence, “to make a loud cry or shout,” e.g., Ps.
47:1; “to wail,” Jer. 29:2; in the NT, in Mark 5:38, of wailing mourners; in 1 Cor. 13:1, of
the “clanging” of cymbals (
KJV
, “tinkling”).¶
CLAY
(
, 4081), “clay,” especially such as was used by a mason or potter, is used
of moist “clay,” in John 9:6, 11, 14-15, in connection with Christ’s healing the blind man;
in Rom. 9:21, of potter’s “clay,” as to the potter’s right over it as an illustration of the
prerogatives of God in His dealings with men.¶
CLEAN, CLEANNESS, CLEANSE, CLEANSING
A. Adjective.
(
$
, 2513), “free from impure admixture, without blemish, spotless,”
is used (a) physically, e.g., Matt. 23:26; 27:59; John 13:10 (where the Lord, speaking
figuratively, teaches that one who has been entirely “cleansed,” needs not radical
renewal, but only to be “cleansed” from every sin into which he may fall); 15:3; Heb.
10:22; Rev. 15:6; 19:8, 14; 21:18, 21; (b) in a Levitical sense, Rom. 14:20; Titus 1:15,
“pure”; (c) ethically, with the significance free from corrupt desire, from guilt, Matt. 5:8;
John 13:10-11; Acts 20:26; 1 Tim. 1:5; 3:9; 2 Tim. 1:3; 2:22; Titus 1:15; Jas. 1:27;
blameless, innocent (a rare meaning for this word), Acts 18:6; (d) in a combined Levitical
and ethical sense ceremonially, Luke 11:41, “all things are clean unto you.” See
CLEAR
,
C,
Note
(2),
PURE
.¶
B. Verbs.
1.
(
$&
, 2511), akin to A, signifies (1) “to make clean, to cleanse” (a)
from physical stains and dirt, as in the case of utensils, Matt. 23:25 (figuratively in verse
26); from disease, as of leprosy, Matt. 8:2; (b) in a moral sense, from the defilement of
sin, Acts 15:9; 2 Cor. 7:1; Heb. 9:14; Jas. 4:8, “cleanse” from the guilt of sin, Eph. 5:26;
1 John 1:7; (2) “to pronounce clean in a Levitical sense,” Mark 7:19,
RV
; Acts 10:15;
11:9; “to consecrate by cleansings,” Heb. 9:22, 23; 10:2. See
PURGE
,
PURIFY
.
2.
(
$&
, 1245), “to cleanse thoroughly,” is used in Matt. 3:12,
RV
.¶
Note:
For
, John 15:2,
RV
, see
PURGE
, No. 1. For
, Luke 3:17,
RV
,
see
PURGE
, No. 3.
C. Nouns.
1.
(
$
, 2512), akin to A, denotes “cleansing,” (a) both the
action and its results, in the Levitical sense, Mark 1:44; Luke 2:22, “purification”; 5:14,
“cleansing”; John 2:6; 3:25, “purifying”; (b) in the moral sense, from sins, Heb. 1:3; 2
Pet. 1:9,
RV
, “cleansing. See
PURGE
,
PURIFICATION
,
PURIFYLNG
.¶
2.
(
$
, 2514), akin to B, “cleanness, purity,” is used in the
Levitical sense in Heb. 9:13,
RV
, “cleanness.” See
PURIFY
.¶
Note:
In 2 Pet. 2:18, some inferior mss. have
, “certainly” (
KJV
, “clean”), for
, “scarcely” (
RV
, “just”).