G41 — ἁγιότης (hagiotes)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G41
Original: ἁγιότης
Transliteration: hagiotes
Pronunciation: hag-ee-ot'-ace
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: From ἅγιος (hagios, G40) — holy, sacred
Occurrences: 1 in NT (KJV/TR); also in 2 Cor 1:12 in critical text (N1904)
First Occurrence: Heb 12:10 — "but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness"
Hapax Legomenon: YES — appears only once in the KJV/NT (Textus Receptus). The Nestle 1904 critical text also reads ἁγιότητι at 2 Cor 1:12, where the TR has ἁπλότητι ("simplicity").

Lexicon Definition¶

Sanctity (properly, the state); rendered "holiness." From ἅγιος (G40). The -ότης (-otes) suffix denotes an abstract quality or state, making hagiotes the word for the inherent condition of being holy — holiness as a fixed attribute rather than a process or quality manifested in action.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Not indexed in available Louw-Nida database. Functionally belongs to Domain 88 — Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior, alongside related ἁγ- family members (G37, G38, G40, G42).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
holiness	1	100%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Hebrews	1	0.3

As a hapax legomenon, hagiotes is confined to a single Hebrews passage. The author of Hebrews — who draws heavily on cultic holiness language — chose this rare abstract noun to describe God's own holiness as the telos of divine discipline.

Textual Note: 2 Corinthians 1:12¶

The Nestle 1904 critical text reads ἐν ἁγιότητι καὶ εἰλικρινίᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ ("in holiness and sincerity of God") at 2 Cor 1:12. The Textus Receptus reads ἁπλότητι ("simplicity"). The KJV follows the TR: "in simplicity and godly sincerity." This textual variant means hagiotes may have had wider apostolic usage than the single KJV occurrence suggests.

Semantic Categories¶

1. God's Own Inherent Holiness — Shared with Believers through Discipline¶

Heb 12:10 — "but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers (μεταλαβεῖν, metalabein) of his holiness (ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ)"

The sole KJV occurrence presents hagiotes as God's personal, intrinsic holiness — not the process of sanctification (hagiasmos, G38) or a quality displayed in conduct (hagiosyne, G42), but the settled divine state itself. The genitive αὐτοῦ ("his") marks it as belonging to God, and the infinitive μεταλαβεῖν ("to partake/share in") indicates believers receive a share of it through the discipline described in Heb 12:5-11.

Grammatical Context (Heb 12:10)¶

The Greek construction εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ uses: - εἰς + articular infinitive (τὸ μεταλαβεῖν) — purpose clause: "in order to partake" - μεταλαμβάνω (G3335) — aorist active infinitive: "to receive a share of, partake" - τῆς ἁγιότητος — genitive of the thing shared: "of his holiness" - αὐτοῦ — possessive genitive: "his" (referring to God)

The verse contrasts human fathers (who discipline κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς, "according to what seemed good to them") with God (who disciplines ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον, "for our benefit"), with the stated purpose being participation in God's own holiness.

Common Collocations¶

With only 1 occurrence, no statistically meaningful collocations exist. In its sole context (Heb 12:10), hagiotes appears with:

Word	Strong's	Relationship
μεταλαμβάνω (metalambano)	G3335	"partake of" — hagiotes as the thing shared
παιδεύω (paideuo)	G3811	"discipline/chasten" — the means by which holiness is shared
συμφέρω (symphero)	G4851	"profitable/beneficial" — discipline's character

Word Family / Cognates (ἁγ- root)¶

G40 ἅγιος (hagios) — adjective: holy, sacred, set apart (229v) — the parent word from which hagiotes derives
G37 ἁγιάζω (hagiazo) — verb: to make holy, sanctify (29v) — the action of making holy
G38 ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos) — noun: sanctification, holiness (10v) — the process/result of being made holy
G42 ἁγιωσύνη (hagiosyne) — noun: sacredness, holiness (3v) — the quality of holiness as manifested
G39 ἅγιον (hagion) — neuter noun: a sacred place, sanctuary (4v)

Distinction within the ἁγ- Noun Triad¶

The three Greek abstract nouns for "holiness" carry distinct nuances through their suffixes:

Word	Suffix	Nuance	Typical Reference
ἁγιότης (hagiotes, G41)	-ότης (-otes)	The state/attribute — holiness as an intrinsic condition	God's own holiness (Heb 12:10)
ἁγιωσύνη (hagiosyne, G42)	-ωσύνη (-osyne)	The quality — holiness as manifested character	Holiness of spirit (Rom 1:4; 2 Cor 7:1; 1 Thess 3:13)
ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos, G38)	-ασμός (-asmos)	The process/result — sanctification as ongoing work	Believer's progressive sanctification (1 Thess 4:3; Heb 12:14)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos)	G38	"holiness" (5x)	hagiasmos = the process of becoming holy; hagiotes = the state of being holy
ἁγιωσύνη (hagiosyne)	G42	"holiness" (2x)	hagiosyne = holiness as displayed quality; hagiotes = holiness as intrinsic attribute
ὁσιότης (hosiotes)	G3742	"holiness" (2x)	hosiotes = piety/devoutness (human godliness); hagiotes = sacred separateness (divine attribute)
εὐσέβεια (eusebeia)	G2150	"holiness" (1x)	eusebeia = godliness/reverence (attitude toward God); hagiotes = holiness itself (the divine state)

Hebrew Source¶

No direct Hebrew source via LXX mapping found in the database. However, the ἁγ- word family broadly corresponds to the Hebrew ק-ד-שׁ (q-d-sh) root: H6944 קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh), H6942 קָדַשׁ (qadash), H6918 קָדוֹשׁ (qadowsh). The parent word G40 ἅγιος maps to H6918 qadowsh and H6944 qodesh in the LXX.