ἅγιος

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holy

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)