ὅσιος hosios · G3741
sacred
ὅσιος, -ον; (so sometimes in cl., but most frequently -α, -ον), [in LXX chiefly for חָסִיד, also for טָהוֹר, יָשָׁר, תָּמִים ; ] ; religiously right, righteous, pious, Holy: of men, Tit.1:8. Heb.7:26; by meton., ὁ. χεῖρας, 1Ti.2:8 (cf. Deu.32:4); of God, Rev.15:4 16:5; as subst., ὁ ὅ., of the Messiah, Act.2:27 13:35" (LXX) ; τὰ ὅ. Δανεὶδ τ. πιστά (Field, Notes, 121), Act.13:34 (LXX).†; SYN.: see: ἅγιος (cf. also DB, ii, 399.b; iv, 352.b, and ref. see word -ίως) (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὅσι-ος, α, ον, ; also ος, ον []:— hallowed, i. e. sanctioned or allowed by the law of God or of nature, δίκη []; οὐχ ὅ. unhallowed, ὕβρις [] —The sense of ὅσιος often depends on its relation on the one hand to δίκαιος (sanctioned by human law), on the other to ἱερός (sacred to the gods): ; 1 opposed to δίκαιος, sanctioned by divine law, hallowed, holy (μόριον τοῦ δικαίου τὸ ὅ. [] things of human and divine ordinance, []; θεοὺς ὅσιόν τι δρᾶν discharge a duty men owe the gods, []; τὸ ὅσιον, …
Where it's used 8 times
Acts 2:27 · Acts 13:34 · Acts 13:35 · 1 Timothy 2:8 · Titus 1:8 · Hebrews 7:26 · Revelation 15:4 · Revelation 16:5
Source: TBESG G3741; TFLSJ G3741
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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