- Transliteration: Hagion

- Phonetic: hag'-ee-on

- Definition:

1. reverend, worthy of veneration

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

b. of persons whose services God employs, for example, apostles

2. set apart for God, to be as it were, exclusively his

3. services and offerings

a. prepared for God with solemn rite, pure, clean

4. in a moral sense, pure sinless upright holy

- Origin: neuter of G40" class="dictionary-topic-link">G40

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: Neuter of G40" class="dictionary-topic-link">G40; a sacred thing (that is spot): - holiest (of all) holy place sanctuary.