What does ἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsýnē) mean in the Bible?
ἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsýnē): Holiness as the resulting state of sanctification, not merely an attribute but a condition achieved in believers.
Greek · G42
ἁγιωσύνη
Holiness
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ἁγιωσύνη G42
Pronunciation hagiōsýnē
What does ἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsýnē) mean in the Bible?
ἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsýnē): Holiness as the resulting state of sanctification, not merely an attribute but a condition achieved in believers.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G42?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include holiness (2), of holiness (1).
Where does ἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsýnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Romans (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 holiness 2× 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Thessalonians 3:13
of holiness 1× Romans 1:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 1:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ἁγιωσύνῃ 1x hagiōsynē 1 Thessalonians 3:13
ἁγιωσύνην 1x hagiōsynēn 2 Corinthians 7:1
ἁγιωσύνης 1x hagiōsynēs Romans 1:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 7:1
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Thessalonians 3:13
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Romans 1:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Holiness as the resulting state of sanctification, not merely an attribute but a condition achieved in believers.
Strong's G42
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
holiness
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Holiness as the resulting state of sanctification, not merely an attribute but a condition achieved in believers.
(ἅγιος), [in LXX: Psa.29 (30):4 96(97):12 (קֹדֶשׁ), 95(96):6 (עֹז), 144(145):5 (הוֹד), 2Ma.3:12 * ;] holiness, the state in man resulting from ἁγιασμός, which see: Rom.1:4, 2Co.7:1, 1Th.3:13 (Cremer, 52; MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 1:4 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἁγιωσύνης, agiwsunhv
a holy or sanctified state
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:1 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἁγιωσύνην agiwsunhn
a holy or sanctified state
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἁγιωσύνῃ, agiwsunh
a holy or sanctified state
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 3 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 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 1:4 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Thess 3:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 7:1 1×
Word Origins
ἁγιωσύνη is built from this root:
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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