Strong's Lexicon
G47
G47 — ἁγνεία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G47 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἁγνεία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G53 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | hagneia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hag-nei'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. cleanliness (the quality) 2. (specially) chastity |
| KJV Renderings: | purity |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁγνεία (WH ἁγνία (see Iota)), (ας, ἡ, (ἁγνεύω), purity, sinlessness of life: 1Ti 4:12; 1Ti 5:2. (Of a Nazarite, Num 6:2; Num 6:21.) (From Sophocles O. T. 864 down.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἁγνεία (purity)
1 Timothy 4:12
- KJV: Let no man despise thy youth but be thou an example of the believers in word in conversation in charity in spirit in faith in purity
- GK: μηδείς σου της νεότητος καταφρονείτω αλλά τύπος γίνου των πιστών εν λόγω εν αναστροφή εν αγάπη εν πνεύματι εν πίστει εν αγνεία
1 Timothy 5:2
- KJV: The elder women as mothers the younger as sisters with all purity
- GK: πρεσβυτέρας ως μητέρας νεωτέρας ως αδελφάς εν πάση αγνεία