ὅσιος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hósi.os/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hósios/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ósios/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ósios/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ósios/

Adjective

ὅσιος m, ὁσία f, ὅσιον n; first/second declension; (hosios)

1. pious, hallowed, sanctioned by the gods, (as opposed to δίκαιος "sanctioned by human law")
2. of things which are allowed by divine law but not sacred: profane (as opposed to ἱερός "sacred to the gods")
3. of persons: pious, devout, sinless

Inflection

    First and second declension of ὅσιος, ὁσίᾱ, ὅσιον

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὅσιος	ὁσίᾱ	ὅσιον		ὁσίω	ὁσία	ὁσίω		ὅσιοι	ὅσιαι	ὅσια
Genitive	ὁσίου	ὁσίᾱς	ὁσίου		ὁσίοιν	ὁσίαιν	ὁσίοιν		ὁσίων	ὁσίων	ὁσίων
Dative	ὁσίῳ	ὁσίᾳ	ὁσίῳ		ὁσίοιν	ὁσίαιν	ὁσίοιν		ὁσίοις	ὁσίαις	ὁσίοις
Accusative	ὅσιον	ὁσίᾱν	ὅσιον		ὁσίω	ὁσία	ὁσίω		ὁσίους	ὁσίας	ὅσια
Vocative	ὅσιε	ὁσίᾱ	ὅσιον		ὁσίω	ὁσία	ὁσίω		ὅσιοι	ὅσιαι	ὅσια

Noun

ὅσιος (genitive ὁσίου) m, second declension; (hosios)

1. title of five special priests at Delphi
2. Biblical: plural οἱ ὅσιοι "the saints" (LXX Psalm 29.4)

Inflection

Second declension of ὅσιος, ὁσίου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὅσιος	τὼ ὁσίω	οἱ ὅσιοι
Genitive	τοῦ ὁσίου	τοῖν ὁσίοιν	τῶν ὁσίων
Dative	τῷ ὁσίῳ	τοῖν ὁσίοιν	τοῖς ὁσίοις
Accusative	τὸν ὅσιον	τὼ ὁσίω	τοὺς ὁσίους
Vocative	ὅσιε	ὁσίω	ὅσιοι

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G3741