Original Word: ἁγιωσύνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: hagiósuné
Pronunciation: hah-gee-o-soo'-nay
Phonetic Spelling: (hag-ee-o-soo'-nay)
Definition: Holiness, sanctification
Meaning: a holy or sanctified state.

holiness.

From hagios; sacredness (i.e. Properly, the quality) -- holiness.

see GREEK hagios

Cognate: 42 hagiōsýnē (another feminine noun derived from 40 /hágios) – holiness (sanctification) which focuses on the Holy Spirit's influence of preparing the believer for eternity. (The suffix, -synē, expresses this transformation as a character-quality that comes by the grace of God.) See 40 (hagios).

42 /hagiōsýnē ("holiness/sanctification") is "the brand" of God's sanctification that brings His gift of holiness so the believer can fully enjoy eternal life now and in the hereafter. This specific "holiness results from (the process of) 38 /hagiasmós" (Abbott-Smith).

[42 (hagiōsýnē) shares the same essential meaning as its root 40 /hágios ("holy, see there).]

Word Origin
from hagios
Definition
holiness
NASB Translation
holiness (3).

STRONGS NT 42: ἁγιωσύνη

ἁγιωσύνη (on the omega ω see references in ἀγαθωσύνη, at the beginning), (ης, ἡ, a word unknown to secular authors (Buttmann, 73 (64));

1. (God's incomparable) majesty (joined to μεγαλοπρέπεια, Psalm 95:6 (), cf. Psalm 144:5 ()): πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης a spirit to which belongs ἁγιωσύνη, not equivalent to πνεῦμα ἅγιον, but the divine (?) spiritual nature in Christ as contrasted with his σάρξ, Romans 1:4; cf. Rückert at the passage, and Zeller in his Theol. Jahrbb. for 1842, p. 486 ff; (yet cf. Meyer at the passage; Gifford (in the Speaker's Commentary). Most commentators (cf. e. g. Ellicott on Thess. as below) regard the word as uniformly and only signifying holiness).

2. moral purity: 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 7:1.

Word Origin: Derived from ἅγιος (hagios), meaning "holy" or "sacred."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of holiness in the Greek New Testament corresponds to several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, such as קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh, Strong's Hebrew 6944), which also denotes holiness or sacredness. Another related term is קָדוֹשׁ (qadosh, Strong's Hebrew 6918), meaning holy or set apart. These Hebrew terms provide the foundational understanding of holiness that is carried into the New Testament usage of ἁγιωσύνη.

Usage: The word ἁγιωσύνη is used in the New Testament to describe the holiness that believers are called to pursue and embody. It emphasizes the moral and spiritual purity that reflects God's nature.

Context: ἁγιωσύνη is a noun that appears in the New Testament, specifically in contexts that highlight the call to holiness for believers. It is used to describe the sanctified life that Christians are to lead, reflecting the character and nature of God. The concept of holiness in the New Testament is deeply rooted in the Old Testament understanding of being set apart for God's purposes.

In the Berean Standard Bible, ἁγιωσύνη is found in passages such as 1 Thessalonians 3:13, which states, "so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints." This verse underscores the eschatological aspect of holiness, where believers are encouraged to live in a manner that prepares them for the return of Christ.

Another instance is in Romans 1:4, where it is written, "and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord." Here, ἁγιωσύνη is associated with the divine nature and power of Jesus, highlighting the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers.

The pursuit of ἁγιωσύνη involves a continuous process of sanctification, where believers are called to separate themselves from sin and dedicate their lives to God's service. This process is both a divine work and a human responsibility, as Christians are urged to actively participate in their spiritual growth and moral purity.

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