ἁγιάζω
hagiázō · G37 · Greek · 28 occurrences
Meanings
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to consecrate, consecration, to dedicate to God, dedication
To dedicate to the service of and to loyalty to deity
ExamplesMatthew 23:17 “You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
Matthew 23:19 “You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
John 10:36 are you saying of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
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to make holy
To cause someone to have the quality of holiness
ExamplesJohn 10:36 are you saying of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
John 17:19 “And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
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to hallow, to regard as holy, to honor as holy
To feel reverence for or to honor as holy
ExamplesMatthew 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Luke 11:2 And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
1 Peter 3:15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect;
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
27 occurrences in 13 groups
- Not stated (participle) 11
- Not stated: he, she or it 4
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
9 occurrences in 8 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- δῶρονgift, offering 1
- ἐμαυτοῦmyself 1
- κύριοςLord 1
- λαόςpeople 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
12 occurrences in 13 groups
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔτιstill 1
- ἐφάπαξonce 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἑτοιμάζωto prepare, to make ready 1
- εὔχρηστοςuseful 1
Named alongside itApposition
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- αἷμαblood 1
- ἐκκλησίαcongregation, church 1
- θυσιαστήριονaltar 1
- ναόςtemple, sanctuary 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- λέγωto say 1
- τελειόωto make perfect, to complete 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- εἷςone 2
- πᾶςall, every, each 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- קָדַשׁ qâdash · H6942 · to sanctify oneself, to consecrate oneself, to set apart
- Greek ἁγιάζω (hagiazo) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew קָדַשׁ (qadash), both denoting the act of setting apart for sacred purposes—whether through ceremonial consecration, ritual purification, or dedication to divine service—with the Greek term preserving the full semantic range of the Hebrew root across cultic, moral, and covenantal contexts.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To consecrate, consecration, to dedicate to God, dedication53.44
- This verb denotes setting a person apart to God, as in John 10:36's reference to Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world.
- To make holy88.26
- The verb also denotes rendering an object holy, as in Matthew 23:19's question of which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering.
- To hallow, to regard as holy, to honor as holy88.27
- The verb also denotes regarding God's own name as holy, as in Matthew 6:9's model prayer, "Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name."
Word family 13 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἡγίασα; passive (present ἁγιάζομαι; perfect ἡγίασμαι; 1 aorist ἡγιάσθην; a word…
1. to render or acknowledge to be venerable, to hallow: τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Mt 6:9 (so of God, Isa 29:23; Ezek 20:41; Ezek 38:23; Sir. 33:4 (Sir. 36:4)); (Lk 11:2); τόν Χριστόν, 1 Pet 3:15 (R G Θεόν). Since the stamp of sacredness passes over from the holiness of God to whatever has any connection with God, ἁγιάζειν denotes
2. to separate from things profane and dedicate to God, to consecrate and so render inviolable;
a. things (πᾶν πρωτότοκον, τά ἀρσενικά, Deut 15:19; ἡμέραν, Ex 20:8; οἶκον, 2 Chr 7:16, etc.): τόν χρυσόν, Mt 23:17; τό δῶρον, Mt 23:19; σκεῦος, 2 Tim 2:21.
b. persons. So Christ is said by undergoing death to consecrate himself to God, whose will he in that way fulfills, Jn 17:19; God is said ἁγιάσαι Christ, i. e. to have selected him for his service (cf. ἀφορίζειν, Gal 1:15) by having committed to him the office of Messiah, Jn 10:36, cf. Jer 1:5; Sir. 36:12 (ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡγίασε, καί πρός αὐτόν ἤγγισεν, of his selection of men for the priesthood); Sir. 45:4 Sir. 49:7. Since only what is pure and without blemish can be devoted and offered to God (Lev 22:20; Deut 15:21; Deut 17:1), ἁγιάζω signifies
3. to purify (ἀπό τῶν ἀκαθαρσιῶν is added in Lev 16:19; 2 Sam 11:4); and
a. to cleanse externally (πρός τήν τῆς σαρκός καθαρότητα), to purify levitically: Heb 9:13; 1 Tim 4:5.
b. to purify by expiation, free from the guilt of sin: 1 Cor 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 10:10, Heb 10:14, Heb 10:29; Heb 13:12; Heb 2:11 (equivalent to כִּפֶר, Ex 29:33, Ex 29:36); cf. Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 340ff (English translation 2:68f).
c. to purify internally by reformation of soul: Jn 17:17, Jn 17:19 (through knowledge of the truth, cf. Jn 8:32); 1 Thess 5:23; 1 Cor 1:2 (ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ in the fellowship of Christ, the Holy One); Rom 15:16 (ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ imbued with the Holy Spirit, the divine source of holiness); Jude 1:1 (L T Tr WH ἠγαπημένοις (which see)); Rev 22:11. In general, Christians are called ἡγιασμένοι (cf. Deut 33:3), as those who, freed from the impurity of wickedness, have been brought near to God by their faith and sanctity, Acts 20:32; Acts 26:18. In 1 Cor 7:14 ἁγιάζεσθαι is used in a peculiar sense of those who, although not Christians themselves, are yet, by marriage with a Christian, withdrawn from the contamination of heathen impiety and brought under the saving influence of the Holy Spirit displaying itself among Christians; cf. Neander at the passage.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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