ὅσιος
ὅσιος
.ὅσιος, α, ον
hallowed, sanctioned by the law of God, Theogn., Trag.:— οὐχ ὅσιος unhallowed, Eur., etc
opp. to δίκαιος (sanctioned by human law), sanctioned by divine law, τὰ ὅσια καὶ δίκαια things of divine and human ordinance, Plat.; θεοὺς ὅσιόν τι δρᾶν to discharge a duty men owe the gods, Eur.
opp. to ἱερός (sacred to the gods), permitted or not.forbidden by divine law, ἱερὰ καὶ ὅσια things sacred and profane, Thuc., etc.:— ὅσιόν or ὅσιά ἐστι, foll. by inf., it is lawful, fas est, Hdt., etc.; οὐκ ὅσιόν ἐστι nefas est, Hdt.; ὅσιον χωρίον a place which may be trodden without impiety, and so = βέβηλος, Lat. profanus, Ar.; so, ὅσια ποιέειν Hdt.; φρονεῖν Eur.
of persons, pious, devout, religious, Aesch., Eur., etc.
pure, ἱερῶν πατρῴων ὅσιος scrupulous in performing the rites of his forefathers, Aesch.; ὅσιαι χεῖρες pure, clean hands, Aesch.
adv. ὁσίως Eur., etc.; οὐχ ὁσίως Thuc.:— ὁσίως ἔχει τινί, c. inf., it is allowed for one to do, Xen.:—also ὅσια as adv., ἐξ ἐμοῦ οὐχ ὅσιʼ ἔθνησκες in unholy manner, Eur.:—comp. ὁσιώτερον, Eur.: Sup., ὡς ὁσιώτατα Plat.
Headword (normalized):
ὅσιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οσιος
Intro Text:
ὅσιος
.ὅσιος, α, ον
hallowed, sanctioned by the law of God, Theogn., Trag.:— οὐχ ὅσιος unhallowed, Eur., etc
opp. to δίκαιος (sanctioned by human law), sanctioned by divine law, τὰ ὅσια καὶ δίκαια things of divine and human ordinance, Plat.; θεοὺς ὅσιόν τι δρᾶν to discharge a duty men owe the gods, Eur.
opp. to ἱερός (sacred to the gods), permitted or not.forbidden by divine law, ἱερὰ καὶ ὅσια things sacred and profane, Thuc., etc.:— ὅσιόν or ὅσιά ἐστι, foll. by inf., it is lawful, fas est, Hdt., etc.; οὐκ ὅσιόν ἐστι nefas est, Hdt.; ὅσιον χωρίον a place which may be trodden without impiety, and so = βέβηλος, Lat. profanus, Ar.; so, ὅσια ποιέειν Hdt.; φρονεῖν Eur.
of persons, pious, devout, religious, Aesch., Eur., etc.
pure, ἱερῶν πατρῴων ὅσιος scrupulous in performing the rites of his forefathers, Aesch.; ὅσιαι χεῖρες pure, clean hands, Aesch.
adv. ὁσίως Eur., etc.; οὐχ ὁσίως Thuc.:— ὁσίως ἔχει τινί, c. inf., it is allowed for one to do, Xen.:—also ὅσια as adv., ἐξ ἐμοῦ οὐχ ὅσιʼ ἔθνησκες in unholy manner, Eur.:—comp. ὁσιώτερον, Eur.: Sup., ὡς ὁσιώτατα Plat.
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