G3742 — ὁσιότης (hosiotes)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3742
Original: ὁσιότης
Transliteration: hosiotes
Pronunciation: hos-ee-ot'-ace
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: ὅσιος (hosios, G3741) — properly right by intrinsic or divine character; hallowed, pious, sacred
Occurrences: 2 in NT (2 unique verses, 2 books)
First Occurrence: Luk 1:75 — "In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life."
Hapax Legomenon: No (appears in 2 verses)

Lexicon Definition¶

From G3741 (hosios); piety — translated "holiness" in KJV.

The lexicon for the root adjective G3741 (hosios) distinguishes it from related holiness terms: hosios denotes what is right by intrinsic or divine character, as distinct from G1342 dikaios (which refers to human statutes and relations), G40 hagios (which denotes formal consecration), and G53 hagnos (which relates to purity from defilement).

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 53.006: Dedicate, Consecrate
Domain 88.003: Holy, Pure
Parent Domains: 53 (Religious Activities), 88 (Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior)
Other words in 53.006: ἁγιάζω (G37), ἁγιασμός (G38), ἅγιος (G40), ἁγιωσύνη (G42), ἀνόσιος (G462), βαπτίζω (G907), ὅσιος (G3741), περιτέμνω (G4059)

Domain Neighbors (53.006 — Dedicate, Consecrate)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G37	ἁγιάζω	11	sanctified, sanctifieth
G38	ἁγιασμός	10	holiness, sanctification
G40	ἅγιος	136	saints, holy
G42	ἁγιωσύνη	3	holiness
G462	ἀνόσιος	2	unholy
G907	βαπτίζω	25	baptized
G3741	ὅσιος	7	holy, Holy One
G4059	περιτέμνω	7	circumcise
G4061	περιτομή	29	circumcision

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
holiness	2	100%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Ephesians	1	0.6
Luke	1	0.1

The word appears only in Luke (Zechariah's prophetic hymn, the Benedictus) and Ephesians (Paul's "new man" exhortation). Both are didactic/liturgical contexts describing the character of redeemed life before God.

Semantic Categories¶

With only two occurrences, semantic range is narrow but both verses pair hosiotes with dikaiosyne ("righteousness"), establishing a consistent pattern.

1. Covenantal Devotion Before God¶

Luk 1:75 — "In holiness (hosiotes) and righteousness before him, all the days of our life." Zechariah's prophecy describes the purpose of Israel's deliverance: lifelong service characterized by hosiotes paired with dikaiosyne, performed "before him" (enopion autou) — indicating God-facing piety.

2. The Renewed Character of the New Creation¶

Eph 4:24 — "And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness (hosiotes)." Paul describes the moral character of the believer's new nature as patterned after God's own character, again pairing dikaiosyne with hosiotes, modified by aletheia ("truth/true").

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἀλήθεια (aletheia)	G225	1x (50%)	"righteousness and true holiness" (Eph 4:24)
ἄνθρωπος (anthropos)	G444	1x (50%)	"put on the new man... in holiness" (Eph 4:24)
ζωή (zoe)	G2222	1x (50%)	"all the days of our life" (Luk 1:75)
θεός (theos)	G2316	1x (50%)	"after God is created" (Eph 4:24)
καινός (kainos)	G2537	1x (50%)	"new man" created in holiness (Eph 4:24)
κτίζω (ktizo)	G2936	1x (50%)	"created in righteousness and holiness" (Eph 4:24)
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	1x (50%)	"all the days" of holy living (Luk 1:75)
ἡμέρα (hemera)	G2250	1x (50%)	"all the days of our life" — duration of holiness (Luk 1:75)

Note: G1343 δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosyne, "righteousness") co-occurs in both verses but was not captured in the top collocations — it is the most consistent pairing for hosiotes (100% co-occurrence).

Word Family / Cognates¶

G3741 ὅσιος (hosios) — adjective: properly right by divine character, hallowed, pious, sacred (7 occurrences)
G3743 ὁσίως (hosios) — adverb: piously, holily (1 occurrence, 1Th 2:10)
G462 ἀνόσιος (anosios) — adjective with alpha-privative negation: unholy, wicked (2 occurrences: 1Ti 1:9, 2Ti 3:2)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh)	H6944	"holiness" 8x in KJV	qodesh = separateness/consecration (ritual category); hosiotes = intrinsic pious character
ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos)	G38	"holiness" 5x in KJV	hagiasmos = process/state of sanctification; hosiotes = quality of devout character
ἁγιωσύνη (hagiosyne)	G42	"holiness" 2x in KJV	hagiosyne = the quality of being set apart (sacredness); hosiotes = what is right by divine standard
εὐσέβεια (eusebeia)	G2150	"holiness" 1x in KJV	eusebeia = reverent piety toward God (outward devotion); hosiotes = intrinsic moral conformity to divine character
ἁγιότης (hagiotes)	G41	"holiness" 1x in KJV	hagiotes = the state of being holy (sanctity); hosiotes = conformity to what is divinely right

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew sources found via LXX mapping. However, the lexicon notes OT usage references at Deut 9:5 and 1Ki 9:4, where the LXX uses ὁσιότης to render Hebrew concepts of integrity/uprightness in covenantal contexts.