adjective

hosios

Greekὅσιος (hosios)

Strong’sG3741

holy, pious

stem hosi-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

holy5×Holy3×

What it means

ὅσιος, -ον

(so sometimes in cl., but most freq. -α, -ον), [in LXX chiefly for חָסִיד, also for טָהוֹר, יָשָׁר, תָּמִים;]

religiously right, righteous, pious, Holy: of men, Tit 1:8, He 7:26; by meton., ὁ. χεῖρας, I Ti 2:8 (cf. De 32:4); of God, Re 15:4 16:5; as subst., ὁ ὅ., of the Messiah, Ac 2:27 13:35 (LXX); τὰ ὅ. Δανεὶδ τ. πιστά (Field, Notes, 121), Ac 13:34(LXX).†

SYN.: v.s. ἅγιος (cf. also DB, ii, 399b; iv, 352b, and ref. s.v. -ίως).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3741 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhos'-ee-os

and from G40, which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)

Fromof uncertain affinity; properly, right (by intrinsic or divine character; thus distinguished from 1342, which refers rather to human statutes and relations; from G2413, which denotes formal consecration;

King Jamesholy, mercy, shalt be.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	hosios2×ὅσιος	hosias	hosiem	hosiois	hosiais	hosieim1×ὅσια
object accusative	hosion3×ὅσιόν	hosian		hosioin	hosiain1×ὁσίους
direct address vocative	hosior1×ὅσιος	hosiar		hosioir	hosiair
of, belonging to genitive	hosiou	hosiau	hosieu	hosioiu	hosiaiu	hosieiu
to, for dative	hosio	hosia	hosie	hosioi	hosiai	hosiei

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

hosistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

hosi 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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

hosios“holy”subjectnominative singular2×

Hebrews 7:26“holy”Toioutos gar ni kai prepate archierevos, hosios, akakos, amiantos, chōrizirētos apo toiu hamartōloiu, kai hupsēloteros toiu ouranoiu gineratos;Such a high priest truly befits us — One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Revelation 15:4“holy”tinos ouk mē fobiteia, kurior, kai doxazati tem onomem su, hoti monos hosios? hoti panteim teim ethneim hēkali kai proskunali enōpion su, hoti teim dikaiōmeim su fanerila.Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

hosion“Holy”objectaccusative singular3×

Acts 2:27“Holy”hoti ouk enkataleipasi tan psuchan mu eis hadon, oude dōasi ton hosion su horara diafthoran.because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Acts 13:35“Holy”dioti kai en hetero legatō; Ouk dōasi ton hosion su horara diafthoran;So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

Titus 1:8“holy”alla filoxenon, filagathon, sōfrōnon, dikaion, hosion, enkraton,Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

hosior“Holy”direct addressvocative singular1×

Revelation 16:5“Holy”kai akouama tou angelou teiu hudōreiu legarōtou; Dikaios asō, tor arōtor kai tor ate, tor hosior, hoti houteim krinasa,And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

hosiain“holy”objectaccusative plural1×

1 Timothy 2:8“holy”Boulemō oun proseucherō toin anēroin en panto topo, epairarōtoin hosiain cheirain chōris orgau kai dialogismou.Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

hosieim“holy”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Acts 13:34“holy”hoti de anistanata auton ek nekroiu mēketi mellarōton hupostrefarō eis diafthoran, houtōs legatē hoti Dōami vi teim hosieim David teim pisteim.In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’