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ἁγνός

Pure

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ἁγνός G53
Pronunciation hagnós

What does ἁγνός (hagnós) mean in the Bible?

ἁγνός (hagnós) is a Greek word meaning "pure". ἁγνός, -ή, -όν (ἅγος, see: ἅγιος), [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. Describes the character believers pursue in anticipation of seeing Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Holiness, Messiah.

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Meaning

pure
Extended definition

Ceremonial purity from defilement enabling access to worship, extending to moral chastity and sincerity.

(ἅγος, see: ἅγιος), [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. only), also 2Ma.13:8, 4Ma.18:7, al. ;]

1free from ceremonial defilement, in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT, see word).
2holy, sacred, venerable (II Mac, l.with).
3As in OT (cl.), pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless;
aof persons: 2Co.7:11 11:12, 1Ti.5:22, Tit.2:5, 1Jn.3:3;
bof things: Php.4:8, Jas.3:17, 1Pe.3:2.
Synonymsεἰλικρινής (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.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Describes the character believers pursue in anticipation of seeing Christ.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Phil 4:8 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 3:17 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 John 3:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 11:2 · 1 Pet 3:2 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 7:11 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 1 Tim 5:22 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Titus 2:5 1×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Holiness Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
1-john Pure hagnós
morally clean, unmixed
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

σεαυτοῦ · ἁγνός · τηρέω G4572, G53, G5083
keep yourself pure
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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