ἁγνίζω
hagnízō · G48 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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to purify, purification
To purify and cleanse ritually and thus acquire a state of ritual acceptability
ExamplesJohn 11:55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country prior to the Passover, in order to purify themselves.
Acts 21:24 take them along and purify yourself together with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads; and then everyone will know that there is nothing to what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also conform, keeping the Law.
Acts 21:26 Then Paul took along the men, and the next day, after purifying himself together with them, he went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.
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to purify, to cause to be pure
To cause a state of moral purity
ExamplesJames 4:8 Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from the heart,
1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope set on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
How it’s used In 5 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
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- ἐγώI, we 1
- ἔχωto have 1
- Not stated: you (more than one) 1
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
- Not stated: they 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 2
- καρδίαheart 1
- ψυχήlife, soul 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- σύνwith, together with+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- εἰςto+ φιλαδελφίαlove for one’s fellow believer 1
- ἐνin+ ἱερόνtemple 1
- ἐνin+ ὑπακοήobedience 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὑρίσκωto find, to discover 1
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
- Hebrew קָדַשׁ (qâdash, H6942) serves as the direct lexical equivalent in LXX passages where Greek ἁγνίζω (hagnízō, G48) renders the ceremonial/ritual purification sense of 'making clean' or 'sanctifying' (particularly in cultic contexts); both terms denote the action of setting apart or purifying for sacred use, with קָדַשׁ (qâdash, H6942)'s broader semantic range (consecrate, hallow, sanctify) mapping onto ἁγνίζω (hagnízō, G48)'s specific purification/sanctification register in translation.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To purify, purification53.30
- This verb denotes ceremonial purification, as in Acts 21:26's account of Paul purifying himself together with the men before entering the temple.
- To purify, to cause to be pure88.30
- The verb also denotes moral purification, as in James 4:8's instruction to cleanse one's hands and purify one's heart.
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 ἥγνισα; perfect participle active ἠγνικώς; passive ἡγνισμένος; 1 aorist passive…
1. ceremonially: ἐμαυτόν, Jn 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, Acts 21:26; Acts 24:18 (הזּיר, Num 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: τάς καρδίας, Jas 4:8; τάς ψυχάς, 1 Pet 1:22; ἑαυτόν, 1 Jn 3:3. (Sophocles, Euripides, Plutarch, others.)
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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