ἁγνός hagnos · G0053

pure

ἁγνός, -ή, -όν ; (ἅγος, see: ἅγιος), [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. only), also 2Ma.13:8, 4Ma.18:7, al. ; ] ; 1. free from ceremonial defilement, in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT, see word). ; 2. holy, sacred, venerable (II Mac, l.with). ; 3. As in OT (cl.), pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless; (a) of persons: 2Co.7:11 11:12, 1Ti.5:22, Tit.2:5, 1Jn.3:3; (b) of things: Php.4:8, Jas.3:17, 1Pe.3:2.; † SYN.: 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. (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἁγνός, ή, όν, ; (compare ἅγιος) pure, chaste, holy, []; I of places and things dedicated to gods, hallowed, ἑορτή[]; of frankincense, ἁγνὴ ὀδμή[]; φάος, λουτρόν, []; of food, []; χρηστήρια[]; ἐν ἁγνῷ on holyground, [] a spot not lawful to tread on, []; I.2 of divine persons, chaste, pure, [], mostly of Artemis, χρυσόθρονος Ἄ. ἁ.[]; of Demeter, []; ἁ. θεαί, Demeter and Persephone, []: of the attributes of gods, θεῶν σέβας[]; II after [], of persons, undefiled, chaste, of maidens, []; ἁ. αὐδά, of …

Where it's used 8 times

2 Corinthians 7:11 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Philippians 4:8 · 1 Timothy 5:22 · Titus 2:5 · James 3:17 · 1 Peter 3:2 · 1 John 3:3

Source: TBESG G0053; TFLSJ G0053

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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