What does the word “holy” mean?
Strong’s definition of this word in Greek is, “sacred
(physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially,
consecrated):—(most) holy (one, thing), saint.”
*The following is from Thayer’s Greek Lexicon:
1. Properly reverend, worthy of reneration…
"For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy is his name." - Luke 1:49
God, on account of His incomparable majesty,
"And the four beasts had each of them six wings about
him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night,
saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to
come." - Revelation 4:8
"And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy,
holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory." -
Isaiah 6:3
Hence used,
a. of things which on account of some connection with God
possess a certain distinction and claim to reverence, as places sacred to God
which are not to be profaned
"Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy
feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground." - Acts 7:33
The temple,
"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:)" - Matthew 24:15
"And set up false witnesses, which said, This man
ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the
law:" - Acts 6:13
b. of persons whose services God employs; as for example,
apostles,
"Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons
of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the
Spirit;" - Ephesians 3:5
Angels,
"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:"
- Matthew 25:31
Prophets,
"Whom the heaven must receive until the times of
restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy
prophets since the world began." - Acts 3:21
Worthies of the Old Testament accepted by God for their
piety,
"And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the
saints which slept arose," - Matthew 27:52
Below is a link to Thayer’s Greek Lexicon and other
resources for the word “holy”:
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