Purification
ἁγνισμόςStrong’s G0049hagnismos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hagnismos is the Greek word usually translated “purification”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “purification”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- purification 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἁγνισμός hagnismos · purification
ἁγνισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (> ἁγνίζω), [in LXX: Num.6:5 (נֵזֶר) 8:7 19:17 (חַטָּאָה), etc. ;] purification: in ceremonial sense, Act.21:26 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “purification” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PURIFICA'TION, noun
[Latin purificatio. See Purify.]
- The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from any thing that which is heterogeneous or foreign to it; as the purification of liquors or of metals.
- In religion, the act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement. purification by washing or by other means, was common to the Hebrews and to pagans. 2 Chronicles 30:19Esther 2:3Luke 2:22
- A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites and inclinations.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.