Greek core word #65 · adjective · 233 times in the New Testament
ἅγιος
HAH-gih-osἅγιος, ἁγία, ἅγιον — holy; pl. saints
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -α after ι (ἅγιος, ἁγία, ἅγιον).
- Accent on the antepenult, moving to the penult before a long ending (ἁγίου, ἁγία, ἁγίων).
- οἱ ἅγιοι “the saints”; τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον “the Holy Spirit”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -α)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ἅγιος | ἁγία | ἅγιον | ἅγιοι | ἅγιαι | ἅγια |
| Gen | ἁγίου | ἁγίας | ἁγίου | ἁγίων | ἁγίων | ἁγίων |
| Dat | ἁγίῳ | ἁγίᾳ | ἁγίῳ | ἁγίοις | ἁγίαις | ἁγίοις |
| Acc | ἅγιον | ἁγίαν | ἅγιον | ἁγίους | ἁγίας | ἅγια |
| Voc | ἅγιε | ἁγία | ἅγιον | ἅγιοι | ἅγιαι | ἅγια |
Superlative ἁγιώτατος, -η, -ον “most holy”: ἁγιωτάτῃ (Jude 20).
Where you meet it
First met in passage 96, Acts 9:32.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 181 · open the PDF here