ἁγνίζω (> ἁγνός),
[in LXX always ceremonially, chiefly for קָדַשׁ ;]
to purify, cleanse from defilement;
__(a) ceremonially: Jhn.11:55, Act.21:24, 26 24:18;
__(b) morally: Jas.4:8, 1Pe.1:22, 1Jn.3:3.
† SYN.: καθαρίζω, which see (and see: ἁγνός). (AS)