Strong's G49: ἁγνισμός (hagnismós) Meaning

Quick Definition

ἁγνισμός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. purification

Strong's Definition

a cleansing (the act), i.e. (ceremonially) lustration

Derivation: from G48 (ἁγνίζω);

KJV Usage: purification

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἁγνισμός (G0049)

noun, m. | -οῦ | ἁγιάζω

53.30 · Religious Activities · Purify, Cleanse

to purify, purification to purify and cleanse ritually and thus acquire a state of ritual acceptability

ACT 21:26

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἁγνισμός, -od, 6, purification, lustration, [Dion. Hal. 8, 22, i. p. 469, 13; Plut. de defect. orac. 15]: Acts xxi. 26 (equiv. to 173, Num. vi. 5), Naziritic; see ἁγνίζω, 1.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἁγνισμός hagnismos 1x

purification, abstinence, Acts 21:26*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

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† ἁγνισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (> ἁγνίζω),

[in LXX: Nu 6:5 (נֵזֶר) 8:7 19:17 (חַטּאת), etc.;]

purification: in ceremonial sense, Ac 21:26(LXX).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἁγνισμός / ἁγνίζω [page 4] The verb occurs in the Leyden Papyrus magica (ed. Dieterich) VI. 36 ποιήσας βόθρον ἐπὶ ἡγνισμένῳ τόπῳ . For the subst. see Syll 879 .18 f. (end of iii/B.C.) τὸν δὲ γυναικονόμον τὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ δήμου αἱρούμενον τοῖς ἁγνισμοῖς κτλ . Cf. Anz Subsidia , p. 283.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἁγνισμός (hagnismos) — purification. ἁγν-ισμός, ὁ, purification, expiation, ἁ. ποιεῖσθαι[Refs 1st c.BC+]; τῷ ὕδατι τοῦ ἁ.[LXX]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

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)

Bible Occurrences (1)

21:26

G49 ἁγνισμός (hagnismós)