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In the New Testament, it often describes the spiritual growth and moral purity expected of believers as they are transformed into the likeness of Christ. It encompasses both the initial act of being set apart at salvation and the ongoing process of spiritual maturation and moral purity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of holiness was often associated with religious rituals and the setting apart of objects or people for divine purposes. In the Jewish tradition, holiness was central to the covenant relationship with God, involving both ritual purity and ethical living. The early Christian understanding of hagiasmos built on these traditions, emphasizing a life dedicated to God through faith in Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 38</b> <i>hagiasmós</i> (a masculine noun derived from <a href="/greek/40.htm">40</a> <i>/hágios</i>, "holy") – <i>sanctification</i> (the process of advancing in <i>holiness</i>); use of the believer being progressively transformed by the Lord into His likeness (similarity of nature). <a href="/greek/40.htm">See 40</a> <i>/hagios</i> ("holy").</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/37.htm">hagiazó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>consecration, sanctification<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sanctification (8), sanctifying work (1), sanctity (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 38: ἁγιασμός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἁγιασμός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(οῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, a word used only by Biblical and ecclesiastical writings (for in <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 4, 39; <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span> 1, 21, <span class="greek2">ἁγισμός</span> is the more correct reading), signifying: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">consecration, purification,</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἁγιάζειν</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> the effect of consecration: sanctification of heart and life, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a> (Christ is he to whom we are indebted for sanctification); <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/6-19.htm">Romans 6:19, 22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-15.htm">1 Timothy 2:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a>; <span class="greek2">ἁγιασμός</span> <span class="greek2">πνεύματος</span> sanctification wrought by the Holy Spirit, <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a>. It is opposed to lust in <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3</a>f. (It is used in a ritual sense, <a href="/interlinear/judges/17-3.htm">Judges 17:3</a> (<span class="manuref">Alexandrian</span> <span class="manuref">LXX</span>); <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Ezekiel 45:4</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/amos/2-11.htm">Amos 2:11</a>); Sir. 7:31, etc.) (On its use in the N. T. cf. Ellicott on <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:13</a>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>holiness, sanctification. <p>From <a href="/greek/37.htm">hagiazo</a>; properly, purification, i.e. (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier -- holiness, sanctification. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/37.htm">hagiazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αγιαζμόν αγιασμον αγιασμόν ἁγιασμόν αγιασμος αγιασμός ἁγιασμὸς αγιασμω αγιασμώ ἁγιασμῷ αγιαστήριον αγιαστήριόν agiasmo agiasmō agiasmon agiasmos hagiasmo hagiasmō hagiasmôi hagiasmō̂i hagiasmon hagiasmón hagiasmos hagiasmòs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δικαιοσύνῃ εἰς <b>ἁγιασμόν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> resulting <span class="itali">in sanctification.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to righteousness unto <span class="itali">holiness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to righteousness unto <span class="itali">sanctification</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν εἰς <b>ἁγιασμόν</b> τὸ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> resulting <span class="itali">in sanctification,</span> and the outcome,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fruit unto <span class="itali">holiness,</span> and the end<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you unto <span class="itali">sanctification</span> and<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τε καὶ <b>ἁγιασμὸς</b> καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and righteousness <span class="itali">and sanctification,</span> and redemption,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">sanctification,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and also <span class="itali">sanctification</span> and redemption<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 4:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ ὁ <b>ἁγιασμὸς</b> ὑμῶν ἀπέχεσθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of God, <span class="itali">your sanctification;</span> [that is], that you abstain<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [even] your <span class="itali">sanctification,</span> that ye<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God the <span class="itali">sanctification</span> of you to abstain<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 4:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κτᾶσθαι ἐν <b>ἁγιασμῷ</b> καὶ τιμῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> vessel <span class="itali">in sanctification</span> and honor,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> vessel in <span class="itali">sanctification</span> and honour;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to possess in <span class="itali">holiness</span> and honor<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλ' ἐν <b>ἁγιασμῷ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us for the purpose of impurity, <span class="itali">but in sanctification.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but unto <span class="itali">holiness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but in <span class="itali">sanctification</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Thessalonians 2:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σωτηρίαν ἐν <b>ἁγιασμῷ</b> πνεύματος καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> through <span class="itali">sanctification</span> by the Spirit<br><a href="/kjvs/2_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> through <span class="itali">sanctification</span> of the Spirit<br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> salvation in <span class="itali">sanctification</span> of [the] Spirit and<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγάπῃ καὶ <b>ἁγιασμῷ</b> μετὰ σωφροσύνης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and love <span class="itali">and sanctity</span> with self-restraint.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> charity and <span class="itali">holiness</span> with sobriety.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> love and <span class="itali">sanctification</span> with self-restraint<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸν <b>ἁγιασμόν</b> οὗ χωρὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with all men, <span class="itali">and the sanctification</span> without<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all [men], and <span class="itali">holiness,</span> without which<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">holiness</span> which apart from<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πατρός ἐν <b>ἁγιασμῷ</b> πνεύματος εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Father, <span class="itali">by the sanctifying work</span> of the Spirit,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> through <span class="itali">sanctification</span> of the Spirit,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] Father by <span class="itali">sanctification</span> of [the] Spirit unto<p><b><a href="/greek/38.htm">Strong's Greek 38</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_38.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/agiasmo__38.htm">ἁγιασμῷ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agiasmon_38.htm">ἁγιασμόν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agiasmos_38.htm">ἁγιασμὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>