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ὁλόκληροςStrong’s G3648

holoklēros

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Holoklēros is the Greek word usually translated “entirely” and “complete”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “entirely” and “complete”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • entirely 1
  • complete 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Thessalonians 1
  • James 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ὁλόκληρος holoklēros · whole

ὁλό-κληρος, -ον (ὅλος, κλῆρος, i.e. with all that has fallen by lot), [in LXX: Lev.23:15, Eze.15:5 (תָּמִים), Deu.27:6, Jos.8:31 (9:2) (שָׁלֵם), Zec.11:16 (נָצַב ni.), Wis.15:3, 1Ma.4:47, 4Ma.15:17 * ;] complete, entire; in NT in ethical sense (as Wis, 4Mac, ll. with), 1Th.5:23; ὁ. καὶ τέλειοι, Jas.1:4.† SYN.: ὁλοτελής (which see), τελειος (Tr., Syn., § xxii) (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “whole” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

WHOLE, adjective

Hole. [G., Gr. This seems to be connected with heal, hale. Of this the derivative wholesome, is evidence.]

  1. All; total; containing the total amount or number, or the entire thing; as the whole earth; the whole world; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.
  2. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; as a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole
  3. Unimpaired; unbroken; uninjured.“My life is yet whole in me” 2 Samuel 1:9
  4. Sound; not hurt or sick.“They that are whole need not a physician” Matthew 9:12
All definitions and other forms of “whole”
  1. Restored to health and soundness; sound; well.“Thy faith hath made thee whole” Mark 5:34“His hand was restored whole” Mark 3:5

WHOLE, noun

  1. The entire thing; the entire or total assemblage of parts.“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” Ecclesiastes 12:13
  2. A system; a regular combination of parts.

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.