Strong G39G39Hἅγιον
Most Holy Place
One of the 2 senses of Strong G39
- Transliteration
- hagion
- Pronunciation
- hag'-ee-on
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Neuter of G40; a sacred thing (that is spot): - holiest (of all) holy place sanctuary.
Detailed definition
ἅγιος, -α, ον
(τό ἅγός, religious awe; ἅζω, to venerate), [in LXX chiefly for קֹ֫דֶשׁ;]
primarily, dedicated to the gods, sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός), hence, holy, characteristic of God, separated to God, worthy of veneration.
1. Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty, and glory: Luk.1:49, Jhn.17:11, Rev.4:8. Hence
__(a) of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: Mat.24:15, Heb.9:1;
__(b) of persons employed by him, as angels: 1Th.3:13; prophets, Luk.1:70; apostles, Eph.3:5.
2. Applied to persons as separated to God's service:
__(a) of Christ, Mrk.1:24, Jhn.6:69, Act.4:30;
__(b) of Christians, Act.9:13, Rom.1:7, Heb.6:10, Rev.5:8.
3. In the moral sense of sharing God's purity: Mrk.6:20, Jhn.17:11, Act.3:14, Rev.3:7.
4. Of pure, clean sacrifices and offerings: 1Co.7:14, Eph.1:4.
SYN.: ἁγνός, pure, both in ceremonial and spiritual sense; ἱερός (sacer), sacred, that which is inviolable because of its (external) relation to God; ὅσιος (sanctus as opposite to nefas), that which is based on everlasting ordinances of right. (Cf. Tr., Syn., §lxxxviii; DB, ii, 399 f.; Cremer, 34, 594-601; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
(τό ἅγός, religious awe; ἅζω, to venerate), [in LXX chiefly for קֹ֫דֶשׁ;]
primarily, dedicated to the gods, sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός), hence, holy, characteristic of God, separated to God, worthy of veneration.
1. Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty, and glory: Luk.1:49, Jhn.17:11, Rev.4:8. Hence
__(a) of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: Mat.24:15, Heb.9:1;
__(b) of persons employed by him, as angels: 1Th.3:13; prophets, Luk.1:70; apostles, Eph.3:5.
2. Applied to persons as separated to God's service:
__(a) of Christ, Mrk.1:24, Jhn.6:69, Act.4:30;
__(b) of Christians, Act.9:13, Rom.1:7, Heb.6:10, Rev.5:8.
3. In the moral sense of sharing God's purity: Mrk.6:20, Jhn.17:11, Act.3:14, Rev.3:7.
4. Of pure, clean sacrifices and offerings: 1Co.7:14, Eph.1:4.
SYN.: ἁγνός, pure, both in ceremonial and spiritual sense; ἱερός (sacer), sacred, that which is inviolable because of its (external) relation to God; ὅσιος (sanctus as opposite to nefas), that which is based on everlasting ordinances of right. (Cf. Tr., Syn., §lxxxviii; DB, ii, 399 f.; Cremer, 34, 594-601; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
In the biblical story
Most Holy Place
The innermost room of the tabernacle and temple
The Most Holy Place was the innermost room of the tabernacle and temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
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Word family
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἅγιος [ᾰ], α, ον,
devoted to the gods:
I in good sense, sacred, holy:
I.1 of things, especially temples, ἈΦροδίτης ἱρὸν ἅ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.41)]; ἱρο᾽ν Ἡρακλέος ἅ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 44, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 116c, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.19; θηρίον 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 147.7; νηὸν ἐπὶ τῷ χάσματι Ἥρης ἅ. ἐστήσατο 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 13: generally, θυσίαι, ξυμβόλαια, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.63, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 729e (_superlative_))]; μητρός.. ἐστι πατρὶς ἁγιώτερον[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cri.” 51a; ὅρκος ἅ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mirabilia” 834b11)]; ἅ., τό, temple, [LXX+NT (“OGI” 56.59 (from Canopus), LXX.Exo.26.33, +others, cf. NT.Heb.9.2; τὸ ἅ. τῶν ἁγίων)]Holy of Holies, [NT (LXX [same place]; τὰ ἅ. τῶν ἁ. “3 Ki.” 8.6, etc., cf. NT.Heb.9.3.)]
I.2 of persons, holy, pure, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 522 (_anapaest meter_); λαὸς ἅ. Κυρίῳ LXX.Deu.7.6, +others;)] οἱ ἅ. the Saints, [NT (NT.1Cor.6.1, +others;)] πνεῦμα ἅ. the Holy Spirit, [NT (NT.Matt.3.11, +others)] adverb ἁγίως καὶ σεμνῶς ἔχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.25.)]
II in bad sense, accursed, execrable, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 373, 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1356.59.—Never in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus, or Trag. (who use ἁγνός))]; rare in Attic dialect (see. above). (Possibly cognate with Sanskrit yajati 'sacrifice'.)
devoted to the gods:
I in good sense, sacred, holy:
I.1 of things, especially temples, ἈΦροδίτης ἱρὸν ἅ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.41)]; ἱρο᾽ν Ἡρακλέος ἅ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 44, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 116c, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.19; θηρίον 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 147.7; νηὸν ἐπὶ τῷ χάσματι Ἥρης ἅ. ἐστήσατο 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 13: generally, θυσίαι, ξυμβόλαια, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.63, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 729e (_superlative_))]; μητρός.. ἐστι πατρὶς ἁγιώτερον[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cri.” 51a; ὅρκος ἅ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mirabilia” 834b11)]; ἅ., τό, temple, [LXX+NT (“OGI” 56.59 (from Canopus), LXX.Exo.26.33, +others, cf. NT.Heb.9.2; τὸ ἅ. τῶν ἁγίων)]Holy of Holies, [NT (LXX [same place]; τὰ ἅ. τῶν ἁ. “3 Ki.” 8.6, etc., cf. NT.Heb.9.3.)]
I.2 of persons, holy, pure, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 522 (_anapaest meter_); λαὸς ἅ. Κυρίῳ LXX.Deu.7.6, +others;)] οἱ ἅ. the Saints, [NT (NT.1Cor.6.1, +others;)] πνεῦμα ἅ. the Holy Spirit, [NT (NT.Matt.3.11, +others)] adverb ἁγίως καὶ σεμνῶς ἔχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.25.)]
II in bad sense, accursed, execrable, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 373, 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1356.59.—Never in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus, or Trag. (who use ἁγνός))]; rare in Attic dialect (see. above). (Possibly cognate with Sanskrit yajati 'sacrifice'.)