ἁγνεία
hagneia · purity
Greek word · Strong’s number G47 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hagneia (ἁγνεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “purity”.
A clean, chaste life.
How to say it
hag·nei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A clean and chaste life, in deeds and desires.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 1 Timothy 5:2
older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.