ἁγιασμός
“consecration, sanctification”
Primary meaning: consecration, sanctification. Strong's: properly, purification, i.e. (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier. Lexical nuances: as an active verbal noun in -μός , it signifies properly the process τὸ ἁγιάζειν , rather than the resultant state, ἁγιωσύνη , hence, consecration ; sanctification : so strictly in Ro 6:19 , 22 (but v. Meyer), I Co 1:30 , I Th 4:3 , 7 , II Th 2:13 , He 12:14 , I Pe 1:2 . Elsewhere it perhaps (Ellic.; but v. Milligan, Th. , 48) inclines to the resultant state: I Th 4:4 , I Ti 2:15 (Cremer, 55, 6...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G37 (ἁγιάζω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: קֹדֶשׁ (holiness, sacredness, sanctuary) -> ἁγιασμός (consecration, sanctification)
LXX conceptual translation: מִקְדָּשׁ (sanctuary, holy place, sacred precinct) -> ἁγιασμός (consecration, sanctification)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.