Strong G40G40Hἅγιος
holy: saint
One of the 2 senses of Strong G40
- Transliteration
- hagios
- Pronunciation
- hag'-ee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
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 Bible
Strong G40H appears in 60 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- saint59
- holy1
First verses
- Matthew 27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
- Acts 9:13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
- Acts 9:32And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
- Acts 9:41And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
- Acts 26:10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
- Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 8:27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
- Romans 12:13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
- Romans 15:25But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
- Romans 15:26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
- Romans 15:31That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
- Romans 16:2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
- Romans 16:15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 6:1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
- 1 Corinthians 6:2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
- 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
- 1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
- 1 Corinthians 16:15I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
- 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
Occurrences by book
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'.)