Word study · Greek
hagneía
purity
Say it: hag-NI-ah (approximate)
ἁγνεία
What it means
Purity, especially sexual purity. In 4:12, Timothy is to be an example "in purity," and in 5:2 to treat younger women "as sisters, in all purity." It appears only in this letter.
Range of meaning
- PurityFreedom from stain.
- ChastitySexual purity.
In 1 Timothy
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0047 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources