Unholy
ἀνόσιοςStrong’s G0462anosios
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anosios is the Greek word usually translated “unholy”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”
Meaning
Usually translated “unholy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- for unholy 1
- unholy 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀνόσιος anosios · unholy
ἀν-όσιος, -ον (ἀ- neg., ὅσιος), [in LXX: Eze.22:9 (זִמָּה, Wis.12:4, 2Ma.7:34 2Mac 8:32, 3Ma.2:2 3Mac 5:7, 4Ma.12:11 * ;] unholy, profane (Cremer, 464): 1Ti.1:9, 2Ti.3:2 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unholy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNHO'LY, adjective
- Not holy; not renewed and sanctified. 2 Timothy 3:2
- Profane; not hallowed; not consecrated; common. Hebrews 10:29
- Impious; wicked.
- Not ceremonially purified. Leviticus 10:10
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.