What does ἁγιότης (hagiótēs) mean in the Bible?
ἁγιότης (hagiótēs): Abstract moral purity and separation from sin as God's defining characteristic, not merely external ritual status.
Greek · G41
ἁγιότης
Holiness
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ἁγιότης G41
Pronunciation hagiótēs
What does ἁγιότης (hagiótēs) mean in the Bible?
ἁγιότης (hagiótēs): Abstract moral purity and separation from sin as God's defining characteristic, not merely external ritual status.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G41?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] holiness (1), holiness (1).
Where does ἁγιότης (hagiótēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 1:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] holiness 1× 2 Corinthians 1:12
holiness 1× Hebrews 12:10
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 1:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἁγιότητι 1x hagiotēti 2 Corinthians 1:12
ἁγιότητος 1x hagiotētos Hebrews 12:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 1:12
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 12:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Abstract moral purity and separation from sin as God's defining characteristic, not merely external ritual status.
Strong's G41
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
holiness
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Abstract moral purity and separation from sin as God's defining characteristic, not merely external ritual status.
(ἅγιος), [in LXX: 2Ma.15:2 * ;] sanctity, holiness, regarded, properly, as an abstract quality (see next word, and cf. Lft. Notes, 49; MM, VGT, see word): 2Co.1:12, Heb.12:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 12:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἁγιότητος agiothtov
holiness
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 12:10 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 1:12 1×
Word Origins
ἁγιότης is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain