ἅγιος

233 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. Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty, and glory: Lk 1:49 , Jo 17:11 , Re 4:8 . Hence of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: Mt 24:15 , He 9:1 ; of persons employed by him, as angels: I Th 3:13 ; prophets, Lk 1:70 ; apostles, Eph 3:5 . Applied to persons as separated to God's service: of Christ, Mk 1:24 , Jo 6:69 , Ac 4:30 ; of Christians, Ac 9:13 , Ro 1:7 , He 6:10 , Re 5:8 . In the moral sense of sharing God's purity: Mk 6:20 , Jo 17:11 , Ac 3:14 , Re 3:7 . Of pure, clean sacrifices and offerings: I Co 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 opp. 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 , s.v.)