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Key entries include:<p> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 2891</b>: טָהֵר (taher) - to be clean, to purify<p> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 6942</b>: קָדַשׁ (qadash) - to be holy, to consecrate<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "hagnizó" primarily means to purify or cleanse, often in a ceremonial or moral sense. It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making oneself or something else clean or holy, aligning with God's standards of purity. This purification can be both external, as in ceremonial cleansing, and internal, as in moral or spiritual sanctification.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Jewish tradition, purification rituals were an essential part of religious life, often involving washing or other rites to remove ceremonial uncleanness. These practices were deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law, which prescribed various forms of purification for different types of impurity. In the Greco-Roman world, similar concepts of purification existed, often associated with religious rites and moral philosophy. The New Testament usage of "hagnizó" reflects these cultural understandings but emphasizes the internal, spiritual purification that comes through faith in Christ.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/53.htm">hagnos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to purify, cleanse from defilement<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>purified (2), purifies (1), purify (3), purifying (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 48: ἁγνίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἁγνίζω</span></span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἥγνισα</span>; perfect participle active <span class="greek2">ἠγνικώς</span>; passive <span class="greek2">ἡγνισμένος</span>; 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἡγνίσθην</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 252 (237)); (<span class="greek2">ἁγνός</span>); <span class="accented">to purify</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> ceremonially: <span class="greek2">ἐμαυτόν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a> (to cleanse themselves from levitical pollution by means of prayers, abstinence, washings, sacrifices); the passive has a reflexive force, <span class="accented">to take upon oneself a purification,</span> <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-24.htm">Acts 21:24, 26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18</a> (<span class="hebrew">הזּיר</span>, <a href="/interlinear/numbers/6-3.htm">Numbers 6:3</a>), 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. <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word <TOPIC:Nazarite>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> morally: <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">καρδίας</span>, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>; <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχάς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a>; <span class="greek2">ἑαυτόν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<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>purify oneself. <p>From <a href="/greek/53.htm">hagnos</a>; to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally) -- purify (self). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/53.htm">hagnos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αγνιζει αγνίζει ἁγνίζει αγνιζόμενοι αγνίσαι αγνίσασθε αγνισατε αγνίσατε ἁγνίσατε αγνισθεις αγνισθείς ἁγνισθεὶς αγνισθήναι αγνισθήσεται αγνίσθητε αγνισθητι αγνίσθητι ἁγνίσθητι άγνισμά άγνισον αγνισωσιν αγνίσωσιν ἁγνίσωσιν ηγνικοτες ηγνικότες ἡγνικότες ηγνίσαμεν ηγνίσαντο ηγνίσθη ηγνίσθησαν ηγνισμένα ηγνισμενον ηγνισμένον ἡγνισμένον agnisate agnisosin agnisōsin agnistheis agnistheti agnisthēti agnizei egnikotes ēgnikotes egnismenon ēgnismenon hagnisate hagnísate hagnisosin hagnisōsin hagnísosin hagnísōsin hagnistheis hagnistheìs hagnistheti hagnisthēti hagnístheti hagnísthēti hagnizei hagnízei hegnikotes hegnikótes hēgnikotes hēgnikótes hegnismenon hegnisménon hēgnismenon hēgnisménon<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/john/11-55.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:55</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-ASA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάσχα ἵνα <b>ἁγνίσωσιν</b> ἑαυτούς </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Passover <span class="itali">to purify</span> themselves.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the passover, to <span class="itali">purify</span> themselves.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-55.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> passover that <span class="itali">they might purify</span> themselves<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular">V-AMP-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τούτους παραλαβὼν <b>ἁγνίσθητι</b> σὺν αὐτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> take <span class="itali">them and purify</span> yourself along<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> take, <span class="itali">and purify thyself</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> these having taken <span class="itali">be purified</span> with them<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APP-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σὺν αὐτοῖς <b>ἁγνισθεὶς</b> εἰσῄει εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> day, <span class="itali">purifying</span> himself along<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> day <span class="itali">purifying himself</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with them <span class="itali">having been purified</span> entered into<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular">V-RPM/P-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὗρόν με <b>ἡγνισμένον</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me [occupied] in the temple, <span class="itali">having been purified,</span> without<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> found me <span class="itali">purified</span> in the temple,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they found me <span class="itali">purified</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-AMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἁμαρτωλοί καὶ <b>ἁγνίσατε</b> καρδίας δίψυχοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you sinners; <span class="itali">and purify</span> your hearts,<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">purify</span> [your] hearts,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sinners and <span class="itali">have purified</span> [your] hearts you double minded<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-RPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὰς ὑμῶν <b>ἡγνικότες</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the truth <span class="itali">purified</span> your souls<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Seeing ye have purified</span> your souls<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> souls of you <span class="itali">having purified</span> by<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπ' αὐτῷ <b>ἁγνίζει</b> ἑαυτὸν καθὼς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hope <span class="itali">[fixed] on Him purifies</span> himself,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in him <span class="itali">purifieth</span> himself, even as<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in him <span class="itali">purifies</span> himself even as<p><b><a href="/greek/48.htm">Strong's Greek 48</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_48.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/agnisate_48.htm">ἁγνίσατε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agniso_sin_48.htm">ἁγνίσωσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agnisthe_ti_48.htm">ἁγνίσθητι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agnistheis_48.htm">ἁγνισθεὶς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/agnizei_48.htm">ἁγνίζει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_gnikotes_48.htm">ἡγνικότες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_gnismenon_48.htm">ἡγνισμένον — 1 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/47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/49.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="49"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="49" /></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>