Strong's Lexicon

G3742

G3742 — ὁσιότης

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekhosiotesnounOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G3742
Word:ὁσιότης
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from G3741
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:hosiotes
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hos-ee-ot'-ace
Meaning:1. piety
KJV Renderings:holiness

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὁσιότης, ὁσιότητος, (ὅσιος), piety toward God, fidelity in observing the obligations of piety, holiness: joined with διακιοσυνη (see ὅσιος (and δικαιοσύνη, 1 b.)): Luk 1:75; Eph 4:24; Wis 9:3; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 48, 4 [ET]. (Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, others; the Sept. for éÉùÆÑø, Deu 9:5; for úÉÌí, 1Ki 9:4.) (Meinke in Studien und Kritiken 1884, p. 743; Schmidt, chapter 181.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ὁσιότης (holiness)

Luke 1:75

KJV: In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life
GK: εν οσιότητι και δικαιοσύνη ενώπιον αυτού πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής ημών

Ephesians 4:24

KJV: And that ye put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness
GK: και ενδύσασθαι τον καινόν άνθρωπον τον κατά θεόν κτισθέντα εν δικαιοσύνη και οσιότητι της αληθείας
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