This adjective means completely or entirely whole, with no part lacking. In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Paul prays: 'May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless.' The word emphasizes totality—comprehensive sanctification affecting every dimension of personhood. The prayer isn't for partial holiness but thoroughgoing transformation encompassing all aspects of being. Multilingual translations maintain this sense of comprehensive wholeness ('completely,' 'completamente,' 'ganz und gar').