hagnizō · purify

What it means

hagnizō (ἁγνίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “purify”.

Purify oneself according to the law in order to take part in worship.

How to say it

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

1. Cleanse; make oneself fit by the law for worship.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• purified ×3
• purify ×3
• purifies ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• John×1
• Acts×3
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 1 John×1

• John 11:55

  Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country before the Passover to purify themselves.

• Acts 21:24

  Take these men, purify yourself with them, and pay the expenses for them so that they may shave their head, and all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk in order, keeping the law.

• Acts 21:26

  Then Paul took the men, and on the next day, having purified himself with them, he went into the temple, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the offering was presented for each of them.

• Acts 24:18

  in which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with uproar.

• James 4:8

  Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

• 1 Peter 1:22

  Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, love one another earnestly from the heart,

• 1 John 3:3

  And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.