Strong's Lexicon
G48 — ἁγνίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G48 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἁγνίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G53 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | hagnizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hag-nid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to make clean 2. (figuratively) to sanctify (ceremonially or morally) |
| KJV Renderings: | purify (self) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁγνίζω; 1 aorist ἥγνισα; perfect participle active ἠγνικώς; passive ἡγνισμένος; 1 aorist passive ἡγνίσθην (Winer’s grammar, 252 (237)); (ἁγνός); to purify;
1. ceremonially: ἐμαυτόν, Joh 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, Act 21:24; Act 21:26; Act 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, 1Pe 1:22; ἑαυτόν, 1Jn 3:3. (Sophocles, Euripides, Plutarch, others.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἁγνίζω (purify (self))
John 11:55
- KJV: And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover to purify themselves
- GK: ην δε εγγύς το πάσχα των Ιουδαίων και ανέβησαν πολλοί εις Ιεροσόλυμα εκ της χώρας προ του πάσχα ίνα αγνίσωσιν εαυτούς
Acts 21:24
- KJV: Them take and purify thyself with them and be at charges with them that they may shave heads and all may know that those things whereof they were informed concerning thee are nothing but thou thyself also walkest orderly and keepest the law
- GK: τούτους παραλαβών αγνίσθητι συν αυτοίς και δαπάνησον επ΄ αυτοίς ίνα ξυρήσωνται την κεφαλήν και γνώσι πάντες ότι ων κατήχηνται περί σου ουδέν εστιν αλλά στοιχείς και αυτός τον νόμον φυλάσσων
Acts 21:26
- KJV: Then Paul took the men and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification until that an offering should be offered for every one of them
- GK: τότε ο Παύλος παραλαβών τους άνδρας τη εχομένη ημέρα συν αυτοίς αγνισθείς εισήει εις το ιερόν διαγγέλλων την εκπλήρωσιν των ημερών του αγνισμού έως ου προσηνέχθη υπέρ ενός εκάστου αυτών η προσφορά
Acts 24:18
- KJV: Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple neither with multitude nor with tumult
- GK: εν οις εύρόν με ηγνισμένον εν τω ιερώ ου μετά όχλου ουδέ μετά θορύβου τινές δε από της Ασίας Ιουδαίοι
James 4:8
- KJV: Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you Cleanse hands sinners and purify hearts double minded
- GK: εγγίσατε τω θεώ και εγγιεί υμίν καθαρίσατε χείρας αμαρτωλοί και αγνίσατε καρδίας δίψυχοι
1 Peter 1:22
- KJV: Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren love one another with a pure heart fervently
- GK: τας ψυχάς υμών ηγνικότες εν τη υπακοή της αληθείας διά πνεύματος εις φιλαδελφίαν ανυπόκριτον εκ καθαράς καρδίας αλλήλους αγαπήσατε εκτενώς
1 John 3:3
- KJV: And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure
- GK: και πας ο έχων την ελπίδα ταύτην επ΄ αυτώ αγνίζει εαυτόν καθώς εκείνος αγνός εστι