ἁγιάζω (G37) — Greek Lexicon

ἁγιάζω

hagiázō

G37 verb

SILEX Entry

Root ἁγια- to make holy, to consecrate, to set apart

Definition

To set apart or dedicate someone or something as holy, distinguishing from the ordinary, often with a focus on religious or ritual consecration. In broader contexts, to purify, to make or treat as holy, or to honor as sacred. In some cases, to venerate or regard with special respect, but primarily denotes an act of separating or consecrating with reference to the divine.

Semantic Range

to set apart as sacred, to consecrate for religious purposes, to dedicate to the divine, to purify or make ritually suitable, to treat or declare as holy, to venerate, to honor as sacred

Root / Etymology

Derived from ἅγιος ('holy, set apart, sacred') with the verbal suffix -αζω, forming a causative or factitive verb: 'to make holy' or 'to treat as holy.' Related to the semantic field of words involving 'holiness,' separation, or the sacred.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἁγιάζω is rare and largely limited to religious contexts involving dedication to a deity or temple. In the Septuagint, it frequently translates Hebrew קדשׁ (qadash), meaning to set apart, consecrate, or purify for divine purposes—ranging from ritual objects to persons and times. The New Testament maintains this sense, using ἁγιάζω for both ritual consecration (as with Jesus' prayer in John 17:17, 'Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth') and moral or ethical transformation. Occasionally, it can have the nuance of treating, declaring, or regarding something as holy (cf. the Lord's Prayer: ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, 'may your name be held as holy'). English translations often render the term as 'sanctify,' 'make holy,' or sometimes 'hallow,' but 'sanctify' can obscure the strong sense of setting apart for the divine that is present in the Greek. Unlike related terms such as καθαρίζω ('to cleanse, purify'), ἁγιάζω centers on consecration rather than mere ritual purification. The semantic field also includes social or covenantal distinctions marked by sacrificial or priestly ritual involvement.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἅγιος; to make holy, i.e. (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate:--hallow, be holy, sanctify.

Root Family

ἁγιάζω (hagiazo) — to make holy, to consecrate, to set apart

Word Forms

20 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`G37-06`	ἁγιασθήτω	agiastheto	`V AOR PASS IMP 3P SG`	hallowed be	let him be made holy	3
`G37-16`	ἡγιασμένοις	egiasmenois	`V PRF PASS PTCP DAT M PL`	sanctified	to those having been made holy	3
`G37-12`	ἁγιάζον	agiazon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG`		setting apart as holy	2
`G37-18`	ἡγίασται	egiastai	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	has been sanctified	has been consecrated	2
`G37-04`	ἁγιάσῃ	agiase	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he might sanctify	he might set apart as holy	2
`G37-15`	ἡγιασμένοι	egiasmenoi	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM M PL`	sanctified	having been set apart as holy	2
`G37-17`	ἡγιασμένον	egiasmenon	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM N SG`	sanctified	having been consecrated	1
`G37-20`	ἡγιάσθητε	egiasthete	`V AOR PASS IND 2P PL`	you were sanctified	you were made holy	1
`G37-10`	ἁγιαζόμενοι	agiazomenoi	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL`		being set apart as holy	1
`G37-11`	ἁγιαζομένους	agiazomenous	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC M PL`		those being made holy	1
`G37-09`	ἁγιάζω	agiazo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	sanctify	I set apart as holy	1
`G37-02`	ἁγιάσας	agiasas	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`		having made holy	1
`G37-13`	ἡγίασεν	egiasen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	has sanctified	he set apart as holy	1
`G37-14`	ἡγιασμένη	egiasmene	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM F SG`	sanctified	having been set apart as holy	1
`G37-19`	ἡγιάσθη	egiasthe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`		was consecrated	1
`G37-08`	ἁγιάζεται	agiazetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	it is sanctified	is being set apart as holy	1
`G37-07`	ἁγιάζει	agiazei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`		sets apart as holy	1
`G37-01`	ἁγιάσαι	agiasai	`V AOR ACT OPT 3P SG`	sanctify	may he consecrate	1
`G37-03`	ἁγιάσατε	agiasate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	sanctify	Set apart as holy!	1
`G37-05`	ἁγίασον	agiason	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	Sanctify	Set apart as holy	1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`G37-06`	Matthew 6:9	ἁγιασθήτω	agiastheto	`V AOR PASS IMP 3P SG`		let him be made holy
`G37-02`	Matthew 23:17	ἁγιάσας	agiasas	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG`		having made holy
`G37-12`	Matthew 23:19	ἁγιάζον	agiazon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG`		setting apart as holy
`G37-06`	Luke 11:2	ἁγιασθήτω	agiastheto	`V AOR PASS IMP 3P SG`	hallowed be	let him be made holy
`G37-13`	John 10:36	ἡγίασεν	egiasen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	has sanctified	he set apart as holy
`G37-05`	John 17:17	ἁγίασον	agiason	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	Sanctify	Set apart as holy
`G37-09`	John 17:19	ἁγιάζω	agiazo	`V PRS ACT IND 1P SG`	sanctify	I set apart as holy
`G37-15`	John 17:19	ἡγιασμένοι	egiasmenoi	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM M PL`	sanctified	having been set apart as holy
`G37-16`	Acts 20:32	ἡγιασμένοις	egiasmenois	`V PRF PASS PTCP DAT M PL`	those who are sanctified	to those having been made holy
`G37-16`	Acts 26:18	ἡγιασμένοις	egiasmenois	`V PRF PASS PTCP DAT M PL`	sanctified	to those having been made holy
`G37-14`	Romans 15:16	ἡγιασμένη	egiasmene	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM F SG`	sanctified	having been set apart as holy
`G37-16`	1 Corinthians 1:2	ἡγιασμένοις	egiasmenois	`V PRF PASS PTCP DAT M PL`	who are sanctified	to those having been made holy
`G37-20`	1 Corinthians 6:11	ἡγιάσθητε	egiasthete	`V AOR PASS IND 2P PL`	you were sanctified	you were made holy
`G37-18`	1 Corinthians 7:14	ἡγίασται	egiastai	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	has been sanctified	has been consecrated
`G37-18`	1 Corinthians 7:14	ἡγίασται	egiastai-2	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	has been sanctified	has been consecrated
`G37-04`	Ephesians 5:26	ἁγιάσῃ	agiase	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	he might sanctify	he might set apart as holy
`G37-01`	1 Thessalonians 5:23	ἁγιάσαι	agiasai	`V AOR ACT OPT 3P SG`	sanctify	may he consecrate
`G37-08`	1 Timothy 4:5	ἁγιάζεται	agiazetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	it is sanctified	is being set apart as holy
`G37-17`	2 Timothy 2:21	ἡγιασμένον	egiasmenon	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM N SG`	sanctified	having been consecrated
`G37-12`	Hebrews 2:11	ἁγιάζων	agiazon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`		setting apart as holy
`G37-10`	Hebrews 2:11	ἁγιαζόμενοι	agiazomenoi	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL`		being set apart as holy
`G37-07`	Hebrews 9:13	ἁγιάζει	agiazei	`V PRS ACT IND 3P SG`		sets apart as holy
`G37-15`	Hebrews 10:10	ἡγιασμένοι	egiasmenoi	`V PRF PASS PTCP NOM M PL`		having been set apart as holy
`G37-11`	Hebrews 10:14	ἁγιαζομένους	agiazomenous	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC M PL`		those being made holy
`G37-19`	Hebrews 10:29	ἡγιάσθη	egiasthe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`		was consecrated
`G37-04`	Hebrews 13:12	ἁγιάσῃ	agiase	`V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG`	He might sanctify	he might set apart as holy
`G37-03`	1 Peter 3:15	ἁγιάσατε	agiasate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	sanctify	Set apart as holy!
`G37-06`	Revelation 22:11	ἁγιασθήτω	agiastheto	`V AOR PASS IMP 3P SG`	let him be holy	let him be made holy

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