Strong's Lexicon
hagnizó: To purify, to cleanse, to sanctify
Original Word:ἁγνίζω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:hagnizó
Pronunciation:hag-NEE-zo
Phonetic Spelling:(hag-nid'-zo)
Definition:To purify, to cleanse, to sanctify
Meaning:I cleanse, purify, either ceremonially, actually, or morally.
Word Origin:Derived from ἁγνός (hagnos), meaning "pure" or "holy."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The concept of purification in the Hebrew Bible is often associated with the root טָהֵר (taher), meaning "to be clean" or "to purify." Key entries include:
-Strong's Hebrew 2891: טָהֵר (taher) - to be clean, to purify
-Strong's Hebrew 6942: קָדַשׁ (qadash) - to be holy, to consecrate
Usage:The verb "hagnizó" primarily means to purify or cleanse, often in a ceremonial or moral sense. It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making oneself or something else clean or holy, aligning with God's standards of purity. This purification can be both external, as in ceremonial cleansing, and internal, as in moral or spiritual sanctification.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Jewish tradition, purification rituals were an essential part of religious life, often involving washing or other rites to remove ceremonial uncleanness. These practices were deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law, which prescribed various forms of purification for different types of impurity. In the Greco-Roman world, similar concepts of purification existed, often associated with religious rites and moral philosophy. The New Testament usage of "hagnizó" reflects these cultural understandings but emphasizes the internal, spiritual purification that comes through faith in Christ.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
hagnosDefinitionto purify, cleanse from defilement
NASB Translationpurified (2), purifies (1), purify (3), purifying (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 48: ἁγνίζωἁγνίζω; 1 aorist
ἥγνισα; perfect participle active
ἠγνικώς; passive
ἡγνισμένος; 1 aorist passive
ἡγνίσθην (
Winer's Grammar, 252 (237)); (
ἁγνός);
to purify;
1. ceremonially:ἐμαυτόν,John 11:55 (to cleanse themselves from levitical pollution by means of prayers, abstinence, washings, sacrifices); the passive has a reflexive force,to take upon oneself a purification,Acts 21:24, 26;Acts 24:18 (הזּיר,Numbers 6:3), and is used of Nazarites or those who had taken upon themselves a temporary or a life-long vow to abstain from wine and all kinds of intoxicating drink, from every defilement and from shaving the head (cf.BB. DD. under the word).2. morally:τάςκαρδίας,James 4:8;τάςψυχάς,1 Peter 1:22;ἑαυτόν,1 John 3:3. (Sophocles,Euripides,Plutarch, others.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
purify oneself.Fromhagnos; to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally) -- purify (self).
see GREEKhagnos
Forms and Transliterations
αγνιζει αγνίζει ἁγνίζει αγνιζόμενοι αγνίσαι αγνίσασθε αγνισατε αγνίσατε ἁγνίσατε αγνισθεις αγνισθείς ἁγνισθεὶς αγνισθήναι αγνισθήσεται αγνίσθητε αγνισθητι αγνίσθητι ἁγνίσθητι άγνισμά άγνισον αγνισωσιν αγνίσωσιν ἁγνίσωσιν ηγνικοτες ηγνικότες ἡγνικότες ηγνίσαμεν ηγνίσαντο ηγνίσθη ηγνίσθησαν ηγνισμένα ηγνισμενον ηγνισμένον ἡγνισμένον agnisate agnisosin agnisōsin agnistheis agnistheti agnisthēti agnizei egnikotes ēgnikotes egnismenon ēgnismenon hagnisate hagnísate hagnisosin hagnisōsin hagnísosin hagnísōsin hagnistheis hagnistheìs hagnistheti hagnisthēti hagnístheti hagnísthēti hagnizei hagnízei hegnikotes hegnikótes hēgnikotes hēgnikótes hegnismenon hegnisménon hēgnismenon hēgnisménonLinks
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