ὁσιότης, -nTos, ἡ, (ὅσιος), piely towards God, fidelity in observing the obligations of piety, holiness: joined with δικαιοσύνη (see ὅσιος [and δικαιοσύνη, 1b.]): Lk. i. 75; Eph. iv. 24; Sap. ix. 3; Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 48,4. (Xen., Plat., Isoer., al.; Sept. for w>, Deut. ix. 5; for pA, 1 K. ix. 4.) [Meinke in St. u. Krit. "84 p. 743; Schmidt ch. 181.]

ὁσιότης hosiotēs 2x

piety, sacred observance of all duties towards God, holiness, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 4:24*

ὁσιότης, -ητος, ἡ

(< ὅσιος), [in LXX: De 9:5 (יֹשֶׁר), I Ki 14:41, III Ki 9:4 (תֹּם, תָּמִים), Pr 14:32, Wi 2:22 5:19 9:3 14:30*;]

piety, holiness: assoc. with δικαιοσύνη, Lk 1:75, Eph 4:24.†

SYN.: v.s. ἅγιος.

ὁσιότης. This subst., which in the NT is confined to Lk 1%, Eph 4534, may be illustrated by P Leid D* 18 (B.c. 162) (=I. p. 25, cf P Par p. 282) περὶ μὲν οὖν τούτων δοί (2. ϑοίη or rather δοῖέν) σοι ὁ Σάραπις καὶ ἡ “Lots ἐπαφροδισί[α]ν, χάριν, μορφὴν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τὴν βασίλισσαν, δι᾿ ἧς ἔχεις πρὸς τὸ θεῖον ὁσιότητα, Sy//521(—=*717)** (B.c. 100-99) ἐφρόντισεν δὲ] καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις πλείοσιν μετὰ πάσης ὁσιότητος καὶ δι[εἸτήρησεν πάντας ὑγιαίνοντας καὶ σωΐομένους, and OG/S 383'° (the proclamation of Antiochus I.—mid. i/B.c.) παρ᾽ ὅλον τε Tov βίον ὥφθην ἅπασι βασιλείας ἐμῆς καὶ φύλακα πιστοτάτην καὶ τέρψιν ἀμίμητον ἡγούμενος τὴν ὁσιότητα, where it no doubt represents the The word is used in a similar wide sense of what is just and benevolent towards men in Priene 6113 (before B.C. 200) ἐποιήσαντο δὲ Kal τὴν ἀϊναστροφὴν τὴμ] παρ᾽ ἡμῖν pera πάσης εὐκοσμίας καὶ ὁσιότητος, and more particularly of piety towards the gods in 76. 108% (after B.C. 129) καλὸν ἀπόδειγμα τῆς τε πρὸς θεοὺς ὁσιότητος Kal τῆς πρὸς τὴν πόλιν ἀρέσεως (cf. Rouffiac, p. 81). With ὁσιότης as an honorific title cf. σε. ἁγιότης. Zoroastrian asha, ‘‘ right.

ὁσιότης (hosiotēs) — holiness. ὁσι-ότης, ητος, ἡ, disposition to observe divine law, piety, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς θεῶν ὁ. piety towards them, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also, like Latin pietas, ἡ πρὸς γονεῖς ὁ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]