UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to consecrate, consecration, to dedicate to God, dedication

Semantic entry: 53.44

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Dedicate, Consecrate

Definition: to dedicate to the service of and to loyalty to deity

Notes: Though in certain contexts ἁγιάζω[a] and ἁγιασμός suggest resulting moral behavior, the emphasis is not upon a manner of life but upon religious activity and observances which reflect one’s dedication or consecration to God. Accordingly, in RV CO1 1:2 · LV CO1 1:2 · Read together CO1 1:2 one may translate ἁγιάζω as who have given themselves to God or who serve God with a whole heart.

Sense 2: to make holy

Semantic entry: 88.26

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Holy, Pure

Definition: to cause someone to have the quality of holiness{N:001}

Sense 3: to hallow, to regard as holy, to honor as holy

Semantic entry: 88.27

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Holy, Pure

Definition: to feel reverence for or to honor as holy

Notes: In a number of languages it is impossible to employ an expression such as ‘your name’ as a reference for God himself. Therefore, it may be necessary to translate this expression in RV MAT 6:9 · LV MAT 6:9 · Read together MAT 6:9 as ‘may you be reverenced as holy’ or even ‘may you be acknowledged as God.’