ἁγνός
“free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred”
Primary meaning: free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred, venerable. Strong's: properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect. Lexical nuances: free from ceremonial defilement , in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT , s.v.). holy , sacred , venerable ( II Mac 13:8 ). As in OT (cl.), pure , chaste , undefiled , guiltless ; of persons: II Co 7:11 11:12 , I Ti 5:22 , Tit 2:5 , I Jo 3:3 ; of things: Phl 4:8 , Ja 3:17 , I Pe 3:2 .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from the same as G40 (ἅγιος);
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: טָהוֹר (clean, pure, undefiled, unalloyed) -> ἁγνός (free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἁγνός (hagnos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.