adjective

hagnos

Greekἁγνός (hagnos)

Strong’sG53

pure, chaste

stem hagn-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

pure7×innocent1×

What it means

ἁγνός, -ή, -όν

(< ἅγος, v.s. ἅγιος), [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. only), also II Mac 13:8, IV Mac 18:7, al.;]

1. free from ceremonial defilement, in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT, s.v.).

2. holy, sacred, venerable (II Mac 13:8).

3. As in OT (cl.), pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless;

(a) of persons: II Co 7:11 11:12, I Ti 5:22, Tit 2:5, I Jo 3:3;

(b) of things: Phl 4:8, Ja 3:17, I Pe 3:2.†

SYN.: εἰλικρινής (q.v.), pure, primarily as winnowed, purged, first found in ethical sense in NT (sincere). On the equivalence of ἁ. and καθαρός (q.v.), v. DCG, ii, 459a though Westc. (Epp. Jo., 101) notes a distinction between them.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G53 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhag-nos'

properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect

Fromfrom the same as G40;

King Jameschaste, clean, pure.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	hagnos1×ἁγνός	hagnas1×ἁγνή	hagnem	hagnois	hagnais	hagneim1×ἁγνά
object accusative	hagnon1×ἁγνὸν	hagnan2×ἁγνὴν		hagnoin1×ἁγνοὺς	hagnain1×ἁγνάς
direct address vocative	hagnor	hagnar		hagnoir	hagnair
of, belonging to genitive	hagnou	hagnau	hagneu	hagnoiu	hagnaiu	hagneiu
to, for dative	hagno	hagna	hagne	hagnoi	hagnai	hagnei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

hagnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

hagn 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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

hagnos“pure”subjectnominative singular1×

1 John 3:3“pure”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.

hagnon“pure”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Timothy 5:22“pure”cheirain tacheōs mēdeno epitithasōr, mēde koinōnasōr hamartai allotriai; siauton hagnon tērasōr.Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

hagnas“pure”subjectnominative singular1×

James 3:17“pure”tas de anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai karpoiu agathoiu, adiakritas, anupokritas;But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

hagnan“pure”objectaccusative singular2×

2 Corinthians 11:2“pure”zēlamō gar vin theou zēlo, harmozema gar vin heno anēro parthenan hagnan paristanara to Christo;I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

1 Peter 3:2“pure”epopteuaratois tan en fobo hagnan anastrofan vu.when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

hagnoin“innocent”objectaccusative plural1×

2 Corinthians 7:11“innocent”idou gar autem houtem tem kata theon lupira posan katergazeta vi spoudan, alla apologian, alla aganaktēsian, alla fobon, alla epipothēsian, alla zēlon, alla ekdikēsian; en pante sunistanava heautoin hagnoin arō te pragme.Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

hagnain“pure”objectaccusative plural1×

Titus 2:5“pure”sōfrōnain, hagnain, oikourgain, agathain, hupotassirōtain toi idioi anēroi, hina mē tos logos tou theou blasfēmiteiō.to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

hagneim“pure”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Philippians 4:8“pure”Tem loipem, adelfoir, hoseim atō alētheim, hoseim semneim, hoseim dikaieim, hoseim hagneim, hoseim prosfileim, hoseim eufēmeim, ei tinas aretas kai ei tinos epainos, houteim logizevōr;Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think on these things.