sacred

Greek Adjective

ὅσιος, -ον (so sometimes in cl, but most frequently -α, -ον), [in LXX chiefly for חָסִיד, also for טָהוֹר, יָשָׁר, תָּמִים;] religiously right, right­eous, pious, Holy: of men, Tit.1:8. Heb.7:26; by meton, ὁ. χεῖρας, 1Ti.2:8 (cf. Deu.32:4); of God, Rev.15:4 16:5; as subst, ὁ ὅ, of the Messiah, Act.2:27 13:35 " (LXX); τὰ ὅ. Δανεὶδ τ. πιστά (Field, Notes, 121), Act.13:34 (LXX). SYN.: see: ἅγιος (cf. also DB, ii, 399.b; iv, 352.b, and ref. see word -ίως) (AS)

sacred

Greek Adjective

ὅσι-ος, α, ον, also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— hallowed, i. e. sanctioned or allowed by the law of God or of nature, δίκη [Refs 6th c.BC+]; οὐχ ὅ. unhallowed, ὕβρις [Refs 5th c.BC+] —The sense of ὅσιος often depends on its relation on the one hand to δίκαιος (sanctioned by human law), on the other to ἱερός (sacred to the gods): 1) opposed to δίκαιος, sanctioned by divine law, hallowed, holy (μόριον τοῦ δικαίου τὸ ὅ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] things of human and divine ordinance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θεοὺς ὅσιόν τι δρᾶν discharge a duty men owe the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ὅσιον, ={εὐσέβεια}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in an imprecatory formula, ἀποδοῦσι μὲν αὐτοῖς ὅσια ᾖ, μὴ ἀποδοῦσι δὲ ἀνόσια [Refs] 2) opposed to ἱερός, permitted or not forbidden by divine law, profane, ἱερὰ καὶ ὅ. things sacred and profane, ἐς ὀλιγωρίαν ἐτράποντο καὶ ἱερῶν καὶ ὁ. ὁμοίως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κοσμεῖν τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοῖς ἱεροῖς καὶ τοῖς ὁ. with sacred and profane buildings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ταμίας τῶν ὁ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὅ. χωρίον a lawful place (for giving birth to a child), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσιόν ἐστι followed by infinitive, it is lawful, not forbidden by any law, [Refs 5th c.BC+]nefas est, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ὅσιον ποιεῦμαι I deem it impious, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ ὅσια (i.e. ἐστι). μιαίνειν [Refs 5th c.BC+].α; λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of persons, pious, devout, religious, ἄνδρες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ. θιασῶται, μύσται, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀνόσιος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐπίορκος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσιος εἴς τινα, περὶ ξένους, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) sinless, pure, ἐξ ὁ. στομάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ. ἔστω καὶ εὐαγής Legal Solonis cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] in regard to the sacred rites of his forefathers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὅσιαι χέρες pure, clean hands, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) rarely of the gods, holy, [Refs 5th c.AD+] II.4) title of five special priests at Delphi, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.5) οἱ ὅσιοι 'the saints', [LXX] III) adverb ὁσίως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. ἂν ὑμῖν ἔχοι τοῦτον θύειν. it would be right for you that he should, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, ὁ. ἂν ἔχοι αὐτῷ μὴ δεχομένῳ. [Refs]: comparative -ώτερον[Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, ὡς -ώτατα διαβιῶναι τὸν βίον [Refs 8th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

and from g40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure); holy, mercy, shalt be; of uncertain affinity; properly, right (by intrinsic or divine character; thus distinguished from 1342, which refers rather to human statutes and relations; from g2413 (ἱερός), which denotes formal consecration