462. anosios
Strong's Lexicon
anosios: Unholy, profane, impious

Original Word: ἀνόσιος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: anosios
Pronunciation: ah-NO-see-os
Phonetic Spelling: (an-os'-ee-os)
Definition: Unholy, profane, impious
Meaning: unholy, profane.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-), meaning "not," and ὅσιος (hosios), meaning "holy" or "pious."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anosios," the concept of unholiness can be related to Hebrew terms such as טָמֵא (tamei, Strong's H2931), meaning "unclean," and חָלַל (chalal, Strong's H2490), meaning "profane" or "defile."

Usage: The term "anosios" is used in the New Testament to describe that which is contrary to the sacred or holy. It denotes a lack of reverence or respect for what is considered holy or sacred. In a broader sense, it can refer to actions, attitudes, or individuals that are morally or spiritually corrupt.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of holiness was often associated with religious rituals and the gods. The term "hosios" was used to describe what was in accordance with divine law or sacred. Therefore, "anosios" would have been understood as a serious deviation from accepted religious and moral standards. In the Jewish context, holiness was central to the covenant relationship with God, and anything "unholy" was seen as defiling and separating one from God.

HELPS Word-studies

462 anósios (an adjective, derived from 1 /A, "without" and 3741 /hósios, "reverence for what should be hallowed") – properly, utter disregard of what is sacred, i.e. willful (arrogant) disrespect of the things of God; "impious; wicked" (J. Thayer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and hosios
Definition
unholy
NASB Translation
unholy (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 462: ἀνόσιος

ἀνόσιος, ἀνοσιον (alpha privative and ὅσιος, which see), unholy, impious, wicked: 1 Timothy 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:2. (In Greek writings from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
unholy.

From a (as a negative particle) and hosios; wicked -- unholy.

see GREEK a

see GREEK hosios

Forms and Transliterations
ανόσια ανοσιοι ανόσιοι ἀνόσιοι ανοσιοις ανοσίοις ἀνοσίοις ανούς άνους anosioi anósioi anosiois anosíois
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Timothy 1:9 Adj-DMP
GRK: καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς ἀνοσίοις καὶ βεβήλοις
NAS: and sinners, for the unholy and profane,
KJV: for sinners, for unholy and
INT: and sinful for [the] unholy and profane

2 Timothy 3:2 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἀπειθεῖς ἀχάριστοι ἀνόσιοι
NAS: to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
KJV: to parents, unthankful, unholy,
INT: disobedient ungrateful unholy

Strong's Greek 462
2 Occurrences


ἀνόσιοι — 1 Occ.
ἀνοσίοις — 1 Occ.

















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