Holiness
ἁγιότηςStrong’s G0041hagiotēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hagiotēs is the Greek word usually translated “holiness”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “holiness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- holiness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἁγιότης hagiotēs · holiness
ἁγιότης, -ητος, ἡ (ἅγιος), [in LXX: 2Ma.15:2 * ;] sanctity, holiness, regarded, properly, as an abstract quality (see next word, and cf. Lft. Notes, 49; MM, VGT, see word): 2Co.1:12, Heb.12:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “holiness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HO'LINESS, noun
[from holy.]
The state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin; sanctity. Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect purity or integrity of moral character, one of his essential attributes.
- “Who is like thee, glorious in holiness?” Exodus 15:11
- Applied to human beings, holiness is purity of heart or dispositions; sanctified affections; piety; moral goodness, but not perfect.
- Sacredness; the state of any thing hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; applied to churches or temples.
- That which is separated to the service of God.“Israel was holiness unto the Lord” Jeremiah 2:3
All definitions
- A title of the pope, and formerly of the Greek emperors.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.