Strong G462ἀνόσιος
unholy
- Transliteration
- anosios
- Pronunciation
- an-os'-ee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀν-όσιος, -ον
(ἀ- neg., ὅσιος), [in LXX: Eze.22:9 (זִמָּה, Wis.12:4, 2Ma.7:34 2Mac 8:32, 3Ma.2:2 3Mac 5:7, 4Ma.12:11 *;]
unholy, profane (Cremer, 464): 1Ti.1:9, 2Ti.3:2 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
(ἀ- neg., ὅσιος), [in LXX: Eze.22:9 (זִמָּה, Wis.12:4, 2Ma.7:34 2Mac 8:32, 3Ma.2:2 3Mac 5:7, 4Ma.12:11 *;]
unholy, profane (Cremer, 464): 1Ti.1:9, 2Ti.3:2 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G462 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- unholy2
First verses
- 1 Timothy 1:9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
- 2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνόσιος, ον,
more rarely α, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1316 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.157 (uncertain))], and later:— unholy, profane, opposed to ἄδικος, as ὅσιος to δίκαιος (see. ὅσιος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1.1), of persons, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 611, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 353, etc.; ἀ. ὁ θεομισής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthyphro” 7a; ἄδικος καὶ ἀ. [prev. author] “Grg.” 505b.)]
2 of things, ἔργον, μόρος, στόμα, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.114, 3.65, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 981, etc.; αὐδῶν ἀνόσι᾽ οὐδὲ ῥητά μοι [prev. author] “OT” 1289; ἀνόσια πάσχειν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.7; ἀσεβὲς μηδὲν μηδὲ ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.7.22; οὐ μόνον ἄνομον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀ. [prev. author] “Lac.” 8.5)]; ἀ. νέκυς a corpse with all the rites unpaid, [Refs (S “Ant.” 1071)]; ἀ. τι γεγένηται ἐμοῦ παρόντος the holy rites have been profaned, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.84.)]
II adverb -ίως in unholy wise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 257)]; κάτω γῆς ἀ. οἰκῶν without funeral rites, or through an unholy deed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 677.)]
more rarely α, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1316 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.157 (uncertain))], and later:— unholy, profane, opposed to ἄδικος, as ὅσιος to δίκαιος (see. ὅσιος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1.1), of persons, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 611, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 353, etc.; ἀ. ὁ θεομισής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthyphro” 7a; ἄδικος καὶ ἀ. [prev. author] “Grg.” 505b.)]
2 of things, ἔργον, μόρος, στόμα, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.114, 3.65, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 981, etc.; αὐδῶν ἀνόσι᾽ οὐδὲ ῥητά μοι [prev. author] “OT” 1289; ἀνόσια πάσχειν 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.7; ἀσεβὲς μηδὲν μηδὲ ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.7.22; οὐ μόνον ἄνομον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀ. [prev. author] “Lac.” 8.5)]; ἀ. νέκυς a corpse with all the rites unpaid, [Refs (S “Ant.” 1071)]; ἀ. τι γεγένηται ἐμοῦ παρόντος the holy rites have been profaned, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.84.)]
II adverb -ίως in unholy wise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 257)]; κάτω γῆς ἀ. οἰκῶν without funeral rites, or through an unholy deed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 677.)]