"piety, sacred observance of all duties towards God, holiness, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 4:24*"
Definition and meaning
piety, sacred observance of all duties towards God, holiness, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 4:24*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὁσιότης
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 hosiotes (G3742) across the King James Bible.
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
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Common questions
Strong's G3742 (hosiotes) is a Greek word that means: piety, sacred observance of all duties towards God, holiness, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 4:24* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hosiotes (G3742) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3742 is hosiotes, a Greek word defined as: piety, sacred observance of all duties towards God, holiness, Lk. 1:75; Eph. 4:24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hosiotes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.