Word Study · Strong's G39 · Greek
ἅγιον
hagion
hag'-ee-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: hágion
“a sacred thing (i.e. spot)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a sacred thing (i.e. spot)
Rendered in the KJV as
holiest (of all), holy place, sanctuary.
- 11occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἅγια5
- ἁγίων4
- ἅγια.1
- ἅγιον1
How it is rendered · 5
- Holy [Places]7
- [the] Holy [Places].1
- Holies1
- Holy [Place]1
- of Holies1
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) · neuter plural4
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-APN · 4
- A-GPN · 3
- A-NPN-L · 2
- A-ASN · 1
- A-GPN-L · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Hebrews11 occurrences
- Hebrews 8:2ἁγίωνhagiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraland who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 9:1ἅγιονhagionadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singularNow the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.here: Holy [Place]
- Hebrews 9:2ἅγια.hagiaadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralA tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.here: [the] Holy [Places].
- Hebrews 9:3ἅγιαhagiaadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralBehind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,here: Holies
- Hebrews 9:3ἁγίωνhagiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralBehind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,here: of Holies
- Hebrews 9:8ἁγίωνhagiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralBy this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 9:12ἅγιαhagiaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralHe did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 9:24ἅγιαhagiaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralFor Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 9:25ἅγιαhagiaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralNor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 10:19ἁγίωνhagiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralTherefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,here: Holy [Places]
- Hebrews 13:11ἅγιαhagiaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralAlthough the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.here: Holy [Places]