Strong's Lexicon hagiazó: To sanctify, to make holy, to consecrate, to set apart Original Word: ἁγιάζω Word Origin: Derived from ἅγιος (hagios), meaning "holy" or "sacred." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - קָדַשׁ (qadash) - Strong's Hebrew 6942, meaning to be holy, to consecrate, to sanctify. Usage: The verb "hagiazó" primarily means to sanctify or make holy. It involves the act of setting something or someone apart for a sacred purpose or dedicating them to God. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the process by which believers are made holy through the work of the Holy Spirit, aligning them with God's will and character. It also refers to the consecration of objects or places for divine use. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Jewish tradition, holiness was a central concept, with the Temple, priests, and sacrifices being set apart for God's service. The early Christian understanding of sanctification built upon this foundation, emphasizing the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives. Sanctification was seen as both a positional reality, achieved through Christ's sacrifice, and a progressive process, as believers grow in holiness. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 37 hagiázō (from 40 /hágios, "holy") – to regard as special (sacred), i.e. holy ("set apart"), sanctify. See 40 (hagios). [37 (hagiázō) means "to make holy, consecrate, sanctify; to dedicate, separate" (Abbott-Smith).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom hagios Definition to make holy, consecrate, sanctify NASB Translation hallowed (2), keep himself holy (1), sanctified (16), sanctifies (2), sanctify (7). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 37: ἁγιάζωἁγιάζω; 1 aorist ἡγίασα; passive (present ἁγιάζομαι; perfect ἡγίασμαι; 1 aorist ἡγιάσθην; a word for which the Greeks use ἁγίζειν, but very frequent in Biblical (as equivalent to קִדַשׁ, הִקְדִישׁ) and ecclesiastical writings; "to make ἅγιον, render or declare sacred or holy, consecrate". Hence, it denotes: 1. to render or acknowledge to be venerable, to hallow: τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Matthew 6:9 (so of God, Isaiah 29:23; Ezekiel 20:41; Ezekiel 38:23; Sir. 33:4 (Sir. 36:4)); (Luke 11:2); τόν Χριστόν, 1 Peter 3:15 (R G Θεόν). Since the stamp of sacredness passes over from the holiness of God to whatever has any connection with God, ἁγιάζειν denotes 2. to separate from things profane and dedicate to God, to consecrate and so render inviolable; a. things (πᾶν πρωτότοκον, τά ἀρσενικά, Deuteronomy 15:19; ἡμέραν, Exodus 20:8; οἶκον, 2 Chronicles 7:16, etc.): τόν χρυσόν, Matthew 23:17; τό δῶρον, Matthew 23:19; σκεῦος, 2 Timothy 2:21. b. persons. So Christ is said by undergoing death to consecrate himself to God, whose will he in that way fulfills, John 17:19; God is said ἁγιάσαι Christ, i. e. to have selected him for his service (cf. ἀφορίζειν, Galatians 1:15) by having committed to him the office of Messiah, John 10:36, cf. Jeremiah 1:5; Sir. 36:12 (ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡγίασε, καί πρός αὐτόν ἤγγισεν, of his selection of men for the priesthood); Sir. 45:4 Sir. 49:7. Since only what is pure and without blemish can be devoted and offered to God (Leviticus 22:20; Deuteronomy 15:21; Deuteronomy 17:1), ἁγιάζω signifies 3. to purify (ἀπό τῶν ἀκαθαρσιῶν is added in Leviticus 16:19; 2 Samuel 11:4); and a. to cleanse externally (πρός τήν τῆς σαρκός καθαρότητα), to purify levitically: Hebrews 9:13; 1 Timothy 4:5. b. to purify by expiation, free from the guilt of sin: 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:10, 14, 29; Hebrews 13:12; Hebrews 2:11 (equivalent to כִּפֶר, Exodus 29:33, 36); cf. Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 340ff (English translation 2:68f). c. to purify internally by reformation of soul: John 17:17, 19 (through knowledge of the truth, cf. John 8:32); 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Corinthians 1:2 (ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ in the fellowship of Christ, the Holy One); Romans 15:16 (ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ imbued with the Holy Spirit, the divine source of holiness); Jude 1:1 (L T Tr WH ἠγαπημένοις (which see)); Revelation 22:11. In general, Christians are called ἡγιασμένοι (cf. Deuteronomy 33:3), as those who, freed from the impurity of wickedness, have been brought near to God by their faith and sanctity, Acts 20:32; Acts 26:18. In 1 Corinthians 7:14 ἁγιάζεσθαι is used in a peculiar sense of those who, although not Christians themselves, are yet, by marriage with a Christian, withdrawn from the contamination of heathen impiety and brought under the saving influence of the Holy Spirit displaying itself among Christians; cf. Neander at the passage. From hagios; to make holy, i.e. (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate -- hallow, be holy, sanctify. see GREEK hagios Englishman's Concordance Matthew 6:9 V-AMP-3SGRK: τοῖς οὐρανοῖς Ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά NAS: is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. KJV: art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. INT: the heavens hallowed be the name Matthew 23:17 V-APA-NMS Matthew 23:19 V-PPA-NNS Luke 11:2 V-AMP-3S John 10:36 V-AIA-3S John 17:17 V-AMA-2S John 17:19 V-PIA-1S John 17:19 V-RPM/P-NMP Acts 20:32 V-RPM/P-DMP Acts 26:18 V-RPM/P-DMP Romans 15:16 V-RPM/P-NFS 1 Corinthians 1:2 V-RPM/P-DMP 1 Corinthians 6:11 V-AIP-2P 1 Corinthians 7:14 V-RIM/P-3S 1 Corinthians 7:14 V-RIM/P-3S Ephesians 5:26 V-ASA-3S 1 Thessalonians 5:23 V-AOA-3S 1 Timothy 4:5 V-PIM/P-3S 2 Timothy 2:21 V-RPM/P-NNS Hebrews 2:11 V-PPA-NMS Hebrews 2:11 V-PPM/P-NMP Hebrews 9:13 V-PIA-3S Hebrews 10:10 V-RPM/P-NMP Hebrews 10:14 V-PPM/P-AMP Hebrews 10:29 V-AIP-3S Strong's Greek 37 |
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