noun · feminine
hagiōsunas
Greekἁγιωσύνη (hagiōsunē)
Strong’sG42
a holy or sanctified state
stem hagiōsun-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἁγιωσύνη (cf. ἀγαθωσύνη), -ης, ἡ
(< ἅγιος), [in LXX: Ps 29 (30):4 96 (97):12 (קֹדֶשׁ), 95 (96):6 (עֹז), 144 (145):5 (הוֹד), II Mac 3:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G42 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhag-ee-o-soo'-nay
sacredness (i.e. properly, the quality)
Fromfrom G40;
King Jamesholiness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hagiōsunas | hagiōsunais |
| object accusative | hagiōsunan1×ἁγιωσύνην | hagiōsunain |
| direct address vocative | hagiōsunar | hagiōsunair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hagiōsunau1×ἁγιωσύνης | hagiōsunaiu |
| to, for dative | hagiōsuna1×ἁγιωσύνῃ | hagiōsunai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hagiōsuna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hagiōsunan“holiness”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Corinthians 7:1“holiness”houtain oun echarōtois tain epangeliain, agapētoir, katharizaneia heautoin apo pantou molusmou sarxau kai pneumeu, epitelarōtois hagiōsunan en fobo theou.Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
hagiōsunau“holiness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 1:4“holiness”tou horiziratou huiou theou en dunamia kata pneumem hagiōsunau ek anastasiau nekroiu, Iēsu Christou tou kuriou nu,and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
hagiōsuna“holiness”to, fordative singular1×
1 Thessalonians 3:13“holiness”eis tem stērizara vu tain kardiain amemptain en hagiōsuna emprosthen tou theou kai patērou nu en ta parousia tou kuriou nu Iēsu meta pantoiu toiu hagioiu autou.so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.