Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G4027

περικάθαρμα

perikatharma · /per-ee-kath'-ar-mah/ — “refuse”

That which is removed by cleansing, refuse or offscouring. By extension it denotes something worthless or despised, used figuratively of a ransom or a scapegoat-like substitute.

Derivation: from περικαθαίρω