Word study · Greek
ἁγιάζω
hagiazōG0037to sanctify
Used 28 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- to dedicate, separate, set apart for God
- to purify, make conformable in character to such dedication
- In the intermediate sense of ceremonial or levitical purification:
- to treat as holy
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- ἁγιάζω, Hellenistic form of ἁγίζω
- (ἅγιος),
- to make holy, consecrate, sanctify; [in LXX chiefly for קדשׁ pi., hi. ;]
- 1. to dedicate, separate, set apart for God; of things: Mat.23:17,19, 2Ti.2:21; of persons: Christ, Jhn.10:36, 17:19.
- 2. to purify, make conformable in character to such dedication: forensically, to free from guilt, 1Co.6:11, Eph.5:26, Heb.2:11, 10:10, 14, 29, 13:12; internally, by actual sanctification of life, Jhn.17:17, 19, Act.20:32, 26:18, Rom.15:16, 1Co.1:2, 7:14, 1Th.5:23, Rev.22:11; of a nonbeliever influenced by marriage with a Christian, 1Co.7:14.
- 3. In the intermediate sense of ceremonial or levitical purification:
- (a) of things, 2Ti.2:21;
- (b) of persons, Heb.9:13.
- 4. to treat as holy: Mat.6:9, Luk.11:2, 1Pe.3:16 (Cremer, 53, 602; MM, VGT, see word).
- † (AS)
Same idea, other words · Holiness
To be holy is to be set apart for God. The same family describes God himself, his place, and his people.
Where it appears
- Matthew3
- Luke1
- John4
- Acts2
- Romans1
- 1 Corinthians4
- Ephesians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 1 Timothy1
- 2 Timothy1
- Hebrews7
- 1 Peter1
- Revelation1
Every use · BSB
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
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