ἁγιωσύνη G0042
holiness, sanctification; moral purity and consecration to God
An abstract noun expressing the quality of being set apart for God in moral purity. Romans 1:4 describes the Spirit as the 'Spirit of holiness' who declared Jesus to be God's Son by resurrection power. Paul urges completing sanctification 'in holiness' (2 Cor 7:1) and prays that believers' hearts be established blameless 'in holiness' before God (1 Thess 3:13). The term emphasizes ethical and spiritual consecration rather than merely ritual purity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes comprehensive moral consecration to God. The multilingual consensus (Spanish 'santidad,' French 'sainteté,' German 'Heiligkeit') reflects uniformity across languages. Romans uses it attributively of the Spirit himself—the source and standard of holiness. Paul's ethical applications (2 Cor 7:1—cleansing from defilement; 1 Thess 3:13—blameless hearts at Christ's coming) show holiness as both present process and eschatological goal, encompassing the whole person. 3×
AR["القَداسَةَ", "القَداسَةِ"]·ben["পবিত্রতা", "পবিত্রতায়", "পবিত্রতার,"]·DE["Heiligkeit"]·EN["holiness", "of-holiness"]·FR["sainteté"]·heb["קְדֻשָּׁה"]·HI["पवित्रतअ", "पवित्रता", "पवित्रता-के"]·ID["kekudusan", "kekudusan,"]·IT["agiōsunē", "santita"]·jav["kasucèn", "kasucèn,"]·KO["거룩함-의", "거룩함으로", "거룩함을"]·PT["de-santidade", "santidade"]·RU["святости", "святость"]·ES["de-santidad", "santidad"]·SW["utakatifu", "ya-utakatifu,"]·TR["kutsallıkta", "kutsallığı", "kutsallığın"]·urd["پاکیزگی", "پاکیزگی-کی"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἁγιωσύνη, ἡ, holiness, sanctity, LXX+NT __II as title, Refs 6th c.AD+