John 17:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
ἀλήθεια
A-letheia — literally un-hidden, un-concealed. Truth in Greek is the thing that has been uncovered, brought into the open. Jesus says the truth will set you free — not just knowing it, but the truth itself doing something in you. When what is hidden is revealed, chains fall.
λόγος
Word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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ἁγιάζω
Sanctify
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ἁγιάζω
To sanctify, to make holy. Hagiazo. Set apart for God. Sanctification is not just what you do but what God does in you. He makes holy what is yielded to Him.
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εἰμί
is.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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