ὅσιος
“religiously right, righteous, pious”
Primary meaning: religiously right, righteous, pious, Holy. Strong's: and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure). Lexical nuances: religiously right , righteous , pious , Holy : of men, Tit 1:8 , He 7:26 ; by meton., ὁ. χεῖρας , I Ti 2:8 (cf. De 32:4 ); of God, Re 15:4 16:5 ; as subst., ὁ ὅ. , of the Messiah, Ac 2:27 13:35 (LXX); τὰ ὅ. Δανεὶδ τ. πιστά (Field, Notes , 121), Ac 13:34 (LXX) .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
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;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: H2623 -> ὅσιος (religiously right, righteous, pious)
LXX conceptual translation: טָהוֹר (clean, pure, undefiled, unalloyed) -> ὅσιος (religiously right, righteous, pious)
LXX conceptual translation: יָשָׁר (upright, straight, pleasing) -> ὅσιος (religiously right, righteous, pious)
LXX conceptual translation: תָּמִים (blameless, whole, without blemish) -> ὅσιος (religiously right, righteous, pious)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ὅσιος (hosios) carries significant theological or narrative weight.