pure

Greek Adjective

ἁγνός, -ή, -όν (ἅγος, see: ἅγιος), [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר (Pss, and Pr. only), also 2Ma.13:8, 4Ma.18:7, al;] 1) free from ceremonial defilement, in a condition prepared for worship (for exx. of pagan usage, V. MM, VGT, see word). 2) holy, sacred, venerable (II Mac, l.with). 3) As in OT (cl.), pure, chaste, undefiled, guiltless; (a) of persons: 2Co.7:11 11:12, 1Ti.5:22, Tit.2:5, 1Jn.3:3; (b) of things: Php.4:8, Jas.3:17, 1Pe.3:2. SYN.: εἰλικρινής (which see), pure, primarily as winnowed, purged, first found in ethical sense in NT (sincere). On the equivalence of ἁ. and καθαρός (which see), see DCG, ii, 459a though Westc. (Epp. Jo., 101) notes a distinction between them. (AS)

pure

Greek Adjective

ἁγνός, ή, όν, (compare ἅγιος) pure, chaste, holy, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I) of places and things dedicated to gods, hallowed, ἑορτή[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of frankincense, ἁγνὴ ὀδμή[Refs 6th c.BC+]; φάος, λουτρόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of food, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; χρηστήρια[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἁγνῷ on holyground, [Refs 4th c.BC+] a spot not lawful to tread on, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) of divine persons, chaste, pure, [Refs 8th c.BC+], mostly of Artemis, χρυσόθρονος Ἄ. ἁ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of Demeter, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἁ. θεαί, Demeter and Persephone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of the attributes of gods, θεῶν σέβας[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) after [Refs 8th c.BC+], of persons, undefiled, chaste, of maidens, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἁ. αὐδά, of a maiden's voice, [Refs]; of Hippolytus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with genitive, λέχους ἁ. δέμας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. ἀπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς συνουσίας Jusj. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) pure from blood, guiltless, ἁγνοὶ τοὐπὶ τήνδε τὴν κόρην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθ᾽ ἁ. ἦν when he had been purified, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Δάματρος ἀκτᾶς δέμας ἁ. ἴσχειν pure from food, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) generally, pure, upright, ἀέθλων ἁ. κρίσις[Refs 5th c.BC+] III) adverb ἁγνῶς καὶ καθαρῶς[Refs 8th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect; chaste, clean, pure; from the same as g40 (ἅγιος)