"wholly, altogether; actually, really, 1 Cor. 5:1; 6:7; 15:29; with a negative, at all, Mt. 5:34*"
Definition and meaning
wholly, altogether; actually, really, 1 Cor. 5:1; 6:7; 15:29; with a negative, at all, Mt. 5:34*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅλως
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of holos (G3654) across the King James Bible.
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
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Common questions
Strong's G3654 (holos) is a Greek word that means: wholly, altogether; actually, really, 1 Cor. 5:1; 6:7; 15:29; with a negative, at all, Mt. 5:34* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word holos (G3654) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3654 is holos, a Greek word defined as: wholly, altogether; actually, really, 1 Cor. 5:1; 6:7; 15:29; with a negative, at all, Mt. 5:34*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
holos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.