What does τόπος · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?
τόπος · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy place".
Greek · G5117, G40
τόπῳ ἁγίῳ
Place · holy
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τόποςG5117place
Pronunciationtópos
A specific portion of space viewed as occupied or appropriated to something definite.
Open lexicon entry →ἅγιοςG40holy
Pronunciationhágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
Open lexicon entry →What does τόπῳ ἁγίῳ (topō hagiō) mean in the Bible?
τόπος · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy place".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5117, G40?
G5117, G40 is connected to 94 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. holy place
Source Gloss
holy place
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 patterns7Aligned forms94Case patternAccusative (51)Number patternSingular (84)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 14:15 · Matt 27:33 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 6:35 · Mark 15:22 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 2:7 · Luke 14:22 · John 4:20 · John 19:20 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · Heb 8:7 · Rev 12:8 · Rev 20:1116×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 14:35 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 22:40 · John 6:23 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 21:28 · Rev 2:57×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 12:43 · Luke 11:24 · Rev 6:143×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 24:15 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 11:1 · John 5:13 · John 6:10 · John 11:6 · John 11:30 · John 19:41 · Acts 7:7 · Rom 9:26 · 1 Cor 1:2 · 2 Cor 2:14 · 1 Thess 1:8 · 1 Tim 2:8 · 2 Pet 1:1915×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMark 1:45 · Acts 16:32×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 14:13 · Matt 26:52 · Matt 27:33 · Matt 28:6 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:32 · Mark 15:22 · Luke 4:17 · Luke 4:37 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 10:1 · Luke 10:32 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 16:2846×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 24:7 · Mark 13:8 · Luke 21:11 · Acts 27:2 · Acts 27:295×
Word Origins
τόπῳ ἁγίῳ is a primary word - no further derivation.