Strong's Lexicon
G53 — ἁγνός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G53 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἁγνός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from hagos "an awful thing" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | hagnos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hag-nos' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) clean 2. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect |
| KJV Renderings: | chaste, clean, pure |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁγνός, (ή, (ἅζομαι, see ἅγιος);
1. exciting reverence, venerable, sacred: πῦρ καί ἡ σποδός, 2Ma 13:8; Euripides, El. 812.
2. pure (Euripides, Or. 1604 ἁγνός γάρ εἰμί χεῖρας, ἀλλ’ οὐ τάς φρένας, Hipp. 316f, ἁγνάς ... μίασμα);
a. pure from carnality, chaste, modest: Tit 2:5; παρθένος an unsullied virgin, 2Co 11:2 (4Ma 18:7).
b. pure from every fault, immaculate: 2Co 7:11; Php 4:8; 1Ti 5:22; 1Pe 3:2; 1Jn 3:3 (of god (yet cf. ἐκεῖνος 1 b.)); Jas 3:17. (From Homer down.) (Cf. references under the word ἅγιος, at the end; Westc. on 1Jn 3:3.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἁγνός (chaste)
2 Corinthians 7:11
- KJV: For behold this selfsame thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea clearing of yourselves yea indignation yea fear yea vehement desire yea zeal yea revenge In all ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter
- GK: ιδού γαρ αυτό τούτο το κατά θεόν λυπηθήναι υμάς πόσην κατειργάσατο υμίν σπουδήν αλλά απολογίαν αλλά αγανάκτησιν αλλά φόβον αλλά επιπόθησιν αλλά ζήλον αλλ΄ εκδίκησιν εν παντί συνεστήσατε εαυτούς αγνούς είναι εν τω πράγματι
2 Corinthians 11:2
- KJV: For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present a chaste virgin to Christ
- GK: ζηλώ γαρ υμάς ζήλω θεού ηρμοσάμην γαρ υμάς ενί ανδρί παρθένον αγνήν παραστήσαι τω χριστώ
Philippians 4:8
- KJV: Finally brethren whatsoever things are true whatsoever things honest whatsoever things just whatsoever things pure whatsoever things lovely whatsoever things of good report if any virtue and if any praise think on these things
- GK: το λοιπόν αδελφοί όσα εστίν αληθή όσα σεμνά όσα δίκαια όσα αγνά όσα προσφιλή όσα εύφημα ει αρετή και ει έπαινος ταύτα λογίζεσθε
1 Timothy 5:22
- KJV: Lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men’s sins keep thyself pure
- GK: χείρας ταχέως μηδενί επιτίθει μηδέ κοινώνει αμαρτίαις αλλοτρίαις σεαυτόν αγνόν τήρει
Titus 2:5
- KJV: discreet chaste keepers at home good obedient to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed
- GK: σώφρονας αγνάς οικουρούς αγαθάς υποτασσομένας τοις ιδίοις ανδράσιν ίνα μη ο λόγος του θεού βλασφημήται
James 3:17
- KJV: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle easy to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisy
- GK: η δε άνωθεν σοφία πρώτον μεν αγνή εστιν έπειτα ειρηνική επιεικής ευπειθής μεστή ελέους και καρπών αγαθών αδιάκριτος και ανυπόκριτος
1 Peter 3:2
- KJV: While they behold your chaste conversation with fear
- GK: εποπτεύσαντες την εν φόβω αγνήν αναστροφήν υμών
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
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