Strong G37ἁγιάζω
to sanctify
- Transliteration
- hagiazō
- Pronunciation
- hag-ee-ad'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G40; to make holy that is (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate: - hallow be holy sanctify.
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the Bible
Strong G37 appears in 26 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sanctify16
- sanctified4
- sanctifieth4
- hallow2
- let1
First verses
- Matthew 6:9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
- Matthew 23:17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
- Matthew 23:19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- Luke 11:2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
- John 10:36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
- John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
- John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
- Acts 20:32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
- Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
- Ephesians 5:26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 4:5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
- 2 Timothy 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
- Hebrews 2:11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
- Hebrews 10:10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἁγι-άζω,
={ἁγίζω}, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Gen.2.3, +others, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.238)]:—passive, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου[NT (NT.Matt.6.9.)]
={ἁγίζω}, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Gen.2.3, +others, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.238)]:—passive, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου[NT (NT.Matt.6.9.)]