- Transliteration: Hosios

- Phonetic: hos'-ee-os

- Definition:

1. undefiled by sin, free from wickedness, religiously observing every moral obligation, pure holy, pious

- Origin: of uncertain affinity

- TDNT entry: 13:09,7

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; properly right (by intrinsic or divine character; thus distinguished from G1342" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1342 which refers rather to human statutes and relations; from G2413" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2413 which denotes formal consecration; and from G40" class="dictionary-topic-link">G40 which relates to purity from defilement) that is hallowed (pious sacred sure): - holy mercy shalt be.