A.“ἥγνικα” 1 Ep.Pet.1.22: (ἁγνός): —wash off, cleanse away, esp. by water (“τὸ πῦρ καθαίρει . . τὸ ὕδωρ ἁγνίζει” Plu.2.263e), “λύμαθ᾽ ἁγνίσας ἐμά” S.Aj.655; “τινὰ πηγαῖς” E. IT1039.
2. cleanse, purify, “χέρας σὰς ἁγνίσας μιάσματος” E.HF 1324, cf. Diph.126.1, LXXEx.19.10:—Med., purify oneself, i<*>. Jo.3.5, Plu.2.1105b:—Pass., “ἁγνίσθητι” Act.Ap.21.24; “ἀπὸ οἴνου” LXX Nu.6.3 (Pass.).
3. esp. ἁ. τὸν θανόντα purify the dead by fire, S.Ant. 545:—Pass., “σώμαθ᾽ ἡγνίσθη πυρί” E.Supp.1211.
4. sacrifice, E.Fr.314, IT705 (Pass.).
5. hallow, consecrate, Aristonous 1.17 (Pass.).