greek #48 - ἁγνίζω hagnizó (to purify)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance purify oneself. From hagnos; to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally) -- purify (self). see GREEK hagnos Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 48: ἁγνίζωἁγνίζω; 1 aorist ἥγνισα; perfect participle active ἠγνικώς; passive ἡγνισμένος; 1 aorist passive ἡγνίσθην (Winer's Grammar, 252 (237)); (ἁγνός); to purify;1. ceremonially: ἐμαυτόν, John 11:55 (to cleanse themselves from levitical pollution by means of prayers, abstinence, washings, sacrifices); the passive has a reflexive force, to take upon oneself a purification,Acts 21:24, 26; Acts 24:18 (הזּיר, Numbers 6:3), and is used of Nazarites or those who had taken upon themselves a temporary or a life-long vow to abstain from wine and all kinds of intoxicating drink, from every defilement and from shaving the head (cf. BB. DD. under the word 2. morally: τάςκαρδίας, James 4:8; τάςψυχάς, 1 Peter 1:22; ἑαυτόν, 1 John 3:3. (Sophocles, Euripides, Plutarch, others.) Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 48. ἁγνίζω (hagnizó) — 7 OccurrencesJohn 11:55 - V-ASA-3P Acts 21:24 - V-AMP-2S Acts 21:26 - V-APP-NMS Acts 24:18 - V-RPM/P-AMS James 4:8 - V-AMA-2P 1 Peter 1:22 - V-RPA-NMP 1 John 3:3 - V-PIA-3S |