What does ὅσιος (hósios) mean in the Bible?
ὅσιος (hósios): Religiously right conduct reflecting covenant loyalty; distinct from ἅγιος which emphasizes ceremonial separation.
Greek · G3741
ὅσιος
Sacred
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ὅσιος G3741
Pronunciation hósios
What does ὅσιος (hósios) mean in the Bible?
ὅσιος (hósios): Religiously right conduct reflecting covenant loyalty; distinct from ἅγιος which emphasizes ceremonial separation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3741?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include holy (3), Holy One (3), [One who is] holy (1), holy [and] (1).
Where does ὅσιος (hósios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Revelation (2), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It holy 3× 1 Timothy 2:8, Titus 1:8, Revelation 15:4
Holy One 3× Acts 2:27, Acts 13:35, Revelation 16:5
[One who is] holy 1× Hebrews 7:26
holy [and] 1× Acts 13:34
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 2:27 Ὅσιόν to Holy One Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 13:34 ὅσια to holy [and] Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 13:35 Ὅσιόν to Holy One Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 2:8 ὁσίους to holy Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Titus 1:8 ὅσιον to holy Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Hebrews 7:26 ὅσιος to [One who is] holy Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 15:4 ὅσιος to holy Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 16:5 Ὅσιος to Holy One Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:27
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Acts 3 1 Timothy 1 Titus 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
Ὅσιόν 2x Hosion Acts 2:27, Acts 13:35
ὅσιος 2x hosios Hebrews 7:26, Revelation 15:4
ὅσια 1x hosia Acts 13:34
ὅσιον 1x hosion Titus 1:8
Ὅσιος 1x Hosios Revelation 16:5
ὁσίους 1x hosious 1 Timothy 2:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Acts 2:27, Acts 13:35, Titus 1:8
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Hebrews 7:26, Revelation 15:4
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x 1 Timothy 2:8
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 13:34
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 16:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Religiously right conduct reflecting covenant loyalty; distinct from ἅγιος which emphasizes ceremonial separation.
Strong's G3741
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Source Gloss
sacred
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 2:27 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ὅσιόν osion
holy, pious
Read verse Acts 13:34 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ὅσια osia
holy, pious
Read verse Acts 13:35 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ὅσιόν osion
holy, pious
Read verse 1 Timothy 2:8 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
ὁσίους osiouv
holy, pious
Read verse Titus 1:8 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ὅσιον, osion
holy, pious
Read verse Hebrews 7:26 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ὅσιος, osiov
holy, pious
Read verse Revelation 15:4 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ὅσιος· osiov
holy, pious
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:26 · Rev 15:4 · Rev 16:5 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 2:27 · Acts 13:35 · Titus 1:8 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 13:34 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 2:8 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Morally upright and devoted to God.
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὅσιος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Prayer leadership must be marked by personal holiness, not merely public posture. 1 Timothy 2:8-15
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain