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Ashes (spodos). Old word, in N. T. only here, Mat 11:21; Luk 10:13. Common in lxx.
Of a heifer (damaleōs). Old word (damalis), a red heifer whose ashes mingled with water (meta hudatos, Heb 9:19) were sprinkled (rantizousa, present active participle of rantizō, in lxx, though rainō more common) on the contaminated or defiled ones (Num 19) as the blood of bulls and goats was offered for sins (Lev 16).
Sanctify (hagiazei). First-class condition, assumed as true. This ceremonial ritual does serve “for the cleansing (katharotēta, old word here only in N.T.) of the flesh,” but not for the conscience (Heb 9:9). The cow was amōmon, the individual katharos.