Word Study · Strong's G3741 · Greek
ὅσιος
hosios
hos'-ee-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: hósios
“properly, right (by intrinsic or divine character”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, right (by intrinsic or divine character; thus distinguished from 1342, which refers rather to human statutes and relations; from , which denotes formal consecration; and from , which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Rendered in the KJV as
holy, mercy, shalt be.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ὅσιος,3
- ὅσιόν2
- ὅσια1
- ὅσιον,1
- ὁσίους1
How it is rendered · 6
- Holy One2
- holy,2
- holy1
- holy [blessings]1
- holy One,1
- sacred,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-ASM · 3
- A-NSM · 2
- A-APF · 1
- A-APN · 1
- A-VSM · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 2:27ὅσιόνhosionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularbecause You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.here: Holy One
- Acts 13:34ὅσιαhosiaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralIn 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.’here: holy [blessings]
- Acts 13:35ὅσιόνhosionadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’here: Holy One
1 Timothy1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 15:4ὅσιος,hosiosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWho 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.”here: sacred,
- Revelation 16:5ὅσιος,hosiosadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singularAnd I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.here: holy One,