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ἁγνισμός
hagnismos
G0049
G:N-M Greek

purification

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Hagnismos denotes the purification period whose completion is announced in the temple context of Acts 21:26.

The attested use refers to a purification period whose completion is announced in connection with entering the temple and presenting an offering in Acts 21:26.

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  1. Purification period brought to completion · dominant

    In Acts 21:26, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the announcement of the completion of specified days after Paul purifies himself with the men and enters the temple. The APB renders the surrounding clause as “announcing the completion of the days of purification.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 21:26, the APB presents the surrounding phrase as “the days of purification,”.

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