ἁγνός
hagnosAdjectiveG0053
pure
From: from the same as G40 (ἅγιος);
Short Definition
properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect
Full Lexicon Entry
- free from ceremonial defilement, in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage
V
MM, VGT, ).
2.holy, sacred, venerable (II Mac, l.with).
3.As in OT, pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless
aof persons
bof things
Synonyms
*εἰλικρινής *(which see), pure, primarily as winnowed, purged, first found in ethical sense in NT (sincere). On the equivalence of ἁ. and *καθαρός *(which see), see DCG, ii, 459a though Westc. (Epp. Jo., 101) notes a distinction between them.
LXX Usage: chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. only), also
Grammar
Part of Speech Adjective
Morphology G:A
DescriptionGreek Adjective
Occurrences
8 timesAppears 8 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
2 Corinthians
2
1 John
1
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
James
1
Key Passages
- 1 John 3:3
- 1 Peter 3:2
- 1 Timothy 5:22
- 2 Corinthians 11:2
- 2 Corinthians 7:11
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