verb
hagnizamō
Greekἁγνίζω (hagnizō)
Strong’sG48
I cleanse, purify
stem hagniz-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἁγνίζω (> ἁγνός),
[in LXX always ceremonially, chiefly for קדשׁ;]
SYN.: καθαρίζω, q.v. (and v.s. ἁγνός).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G48 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhag-nid'-zo
to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally)
Fromfrom G53;
King Jamespurify (self).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hagnizatōἁγνίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | purifies | 1× |
| hagnizaleiaἁγνίσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | purify | 1× |
| hagnizavarἁγνίσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | purify | 1× |
| hagnizisarἁγνίσθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | purify | 1× |
| hagniziratosἁγνισθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | purified | 1× |
| hagnizarētoisἡγνικότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | purified | 1× |
| hagnizirētonἡγνισμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine | purified | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizamō | hagnizame | hagnizami | hagnizama | hagnizamē | hagnizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizasō | hagnizase | hagnizasi | hagnizasa | hagnizasē | hagnizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizatō1×ἁγνίζει | hagnizate | hagnizati | hagnizata | hagnizatē | hagnizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizanō | hagnizane | hagnizani | hagnizana | hagnizanē | hagnizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizavō | hagnizave | hagnizavi | hagnizava | hagnizavē | hagnizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizalō | hagnizale | hagnizali | hagnizala | hagnizalē | hagnizalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizimō | hagnizime | hagnizimi | hagnizima | hagnizimē | hagnizimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizisō | hagnizise | hagnizisi | hagnizisa | hagnizisē | hagniziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizitō | hagnizite | hagniziti | hagnizita | hagnizitē | hagnizitelē |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizinō | hagnizine | hagnizini | hagnizina | hagnizinē | hagnizinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizivō | hagnizive | hagnizivi | hagniziva | hagnizivē | hagnizivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizilō | hagnizile | hagnizili | hagnizila | hagnizilē | hagnizilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizameiō | hagnizameia | hagnizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizaseiō | hagnizaseia | hagnizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizateiō | hagnizateia | hagnizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizaneiō | hagnizaneia | hagnizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizaveiō | hagnizaveia | hagnizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizaleiō | hagnizaleia1×ἁγνίσωσιν | hagnizaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizimeiō | hagnizimeia | hagnizimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hagniziseiō | hagniziseia | hagniziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagniziteiō | hagniziteia | hagniziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizineiō | hagnizineia | hagnizineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagniziveiō | hagniziveia | hagniziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizileiō | hagnizileia | hagnizileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizasōr | hagnizasar | hagnizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizatōr | hagnizatar | hagnizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizavōr | hagnizavar1×ἁγνίσατε | hagnizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizalōr | hagnizalar | hagnizalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizisōr | hagnizisar1×ἁγνίσθητι | hagnizisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizitōr | hagnizitar | hagnizitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizivōr | hagnizivar | hagnizivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizilōr | hagnizilar | hagnizilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizamoiō | hagnizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizasoiō | hagnizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizatoiō | hagnizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizanoiō | hagnizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizavoiō | hagnizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hagnizaloiō | hagnizaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hagnizimoiō | hagnizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hagnizisoiō | hagnizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hagnizitoiō | hagnizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | hagnizinoiō | hagnizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hagnizivoiō | hagnizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hagniziloiō | hagniziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hagnizarō | hagnizari | hagnizara | hagnizarē |
| acted on passive voice | hagnizirō | hagniziri | hagnizira | hagnizirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hagnizarōtos | hagnizaritos | hagnizaratos | hagnizarētos1× |
| acted on passive voice | hagnizirōtos | hagniziritos | hagniziratos1×ἁγνισθεὶς | hagnizirētos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hagniz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
hagnizatō“purifies”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 John 3:3“purifies”kai pantos tos echarōtos tan elpian houtan epi auto hagnizatō heauton kathōs ekeinos hagnos atō.And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
hagnizaleia“purify”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 11:55“purify”Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala pollois eis Hierosolumeim ek tau chōrau pro teu pascha hina hagnizaleia heautoin.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
hagnizavar“purify”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 4:8“purify”engizavar to theo, kai engizati vi. katharizavar cheirain, hamartōloir, kai hagnizavar kardiain, dipsuchoir.Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
hagnizisar“purify”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 21:24“purify”houtoin paralambaratos hagnizisar sun autoi kai dapanasar epi autoi hina xureli tan kefalan, kai gnōskeli pantois hoti heiu katēchilē peri su oudenem atō, alla stoichasō kai autos fulassarōtos ton nomon.Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
hagniziratos“purified”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 21:26“purified”tote tos Paulos paralambaratos toin anēroin ta echerōta hēmera sun autoi hagniziratos eiseiate eis tem hierem, diangellarōtos tan ekplērōsian taiu hēmeraiu tou hagnismou heōs hou prosferita huper henou hekastou autoiu tas prosforas.So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
hagnizarētois“purified”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:22“purified”Tain psuchain vu hagnizarētois en ta hupakoa tau alētheiau eis filadelfian anupokritan ek kardiau allēloin agapavar ektenōs,Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
hagnizirēton“purified”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 24:18“purified”en hai heuriskala min hagnizirēton en te hiere, ouk meta ochlou oude meta thorubou,At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia