ἁγνός G0053
Pure, chaste, innocent; morally blameless and free from defilement or mixed motives.
An adjective describing what is morally uncontaminated — clean in motive, conduct, and character. Paul uses it to commend the Corinthians' zealous repentance, declaring them 'pure in this matter' (2 Cor 7:11), and desires to present the church as a 'pure virgin' to Christ (2 Cor 11:2). In Philippians 4:8 it appears among virtues worthy of sustained reflection. The Pastoral Epistles apply it to personal conduct: keeping oneself pure (1 Tim 5:22) and the call for young women to be chaste (Titus 2:5). Spanish 'pura/casta' and German 'rein' both capture the dual moral-ritual purity at the word's heart.
Senses
1. pure — Pure, chaste, morally innocent — describing persons, conduct, or character that is free from defilement, corruption, or duplicity. In 2 Cor 7:11 the Corinthians proved themselves 'pure' through repentance; in 2 Cor 11:2 Paul envisions the church as a 'pure virgin' betrothed to Christ; Phil 4:8 lists it among qualities worthy of contemplation; 1 Tim 5:22 urges Timothy to keep himself pure; and Titus 2:5 calls for chastity in domestic life. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'pura/casta,' French 'pur,' German 'rein') confirms a unified moral-purity sense without the ritual-cultic overtones found in classical Greek usage of the word. 8×
AR["أَنقِياءَ", "الطّاهِرَةَ", "طاهِراً", "طاهِرٌ", "طاهِرَةً", "طاهِرَةٌ", "عَفيفاتٍ"]·ben["পবিত্র", "বিশুদ্ধ", "শুদ্ধ"]·DE["rein"]·EN["pure"]·FR["pur", "ἁγνά", "ἁγνάς", "ἁγνή", "ἁγνός", "ἁγνὴν", "ἁγνὸν"]·heb["טְהוֹרִים", "טְהוֹרָה", "טְהוֹרוֹת,", "טָהוֹר", "טָהוֹר,"]·HI["पवित्र", "पवित्र,", "शुदध", "शुद्ध"]·ID["murni", "murni,"]·IT["puro"]·jav["murni", "resik", "suci", "suci,"]·KO["깨끗한-자들로", "순결", "순결한", "순결한,", "순결한-자들", "순결한-자로", "정결하시다"]·PT["casta", "pura", "puras,", "puro", "puros", "é-puro"]·RU["чист", "чиста", "чисто", "чистое", "чистой", "чистым", "чистыми"]·ES["casta", "pura", "puras", "puro", "puros"]·SW["mtakatifu", "safi", "wasafi"]·TR["arı", "iffetli,", "kendileri", "saf"]·urd["پاک", "پاکدامن", "پاکیزہ"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἁγνός, ή, όν, (compare ἅγιος) pure, chaste, holy, Refs 8th c.BC+ __I of places and things dedicated to gods, hallowed, ἑορτήRefs 8th c.BC+; of frankincense, ἁγνὴ ὀδμήRefs 6th c.BC+; φάος, λουτρόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; of food, Refs 4th c.AD+; χρηστήριαRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἁγνῷ on holyground, Refs 4th c.BC+ a spot not lawful to tread on, Refs 5th c.BC+ __I.2 of divine persons, chaste, pure, Refs 8th…