Revelation 15:4:13Rev.15.4.W13TAB
ὅσιος
hosios
“holy”
- Transliteration
- HO-si-os
- Extended
- hoh-sih-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈho.si.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-si-os
- sentence
TIS ou MÊ pho-bê-THÊ KY-ri-e KAI dok-SA-sei to O-no-MA sou HO-ti MO-nos HO-si-os HO-ti PAN-ta ta E-thnê HÊ-k sou-sin KAI pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin e-NÔ-pi-ON sou HO-ti ta di-kai-Ô-ma-TA sou e-pha-ne-RÔ-thê-san
Exegesis
The first hoti {ὅτι | hóti} clause, hoti monos hosios {ὅτι μόνος ὅσιος | hóti mónos hósios}, provides the ground for the question: “for You alone are holy,” with monos ‘only’ emphasizing exclusivity and hosios highlighting God’s unique moral and covenantal holiness.
Root and etymology
hosiosomicron–sigma–iota–omicron–sigma
“devout, holy, pleasing to God”
In context — Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, Lord , and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; for all the nations will come and worship before You, because Your righteous acts have been revealed.
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Revelation 15:4, so the Greek word ὅσιος (hosios) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.15.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.4.W13.S1) and character.