G3743 G3743
in a holy manner, devoutly, piously
This adverb describes conduct characterized by reverence toward God and conformity to divine standards of purity. Paul uses it once to remind the Thessalonians how blamelessly he and his companions behaved among them. The term derives from ὅσιος (holy, hallowed) and emphasizes behavior sanctioned by divine law rather than merely human custom. It suggests a life lived consciously before God, where actions align with what is sacred and pleasing to him.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Paul appeals to the Thessalonians as witnesses 'how devoutly' he conducted himself among them. The adverb appears in a triad—'holy, righteously, and blamelessly'—each highlighting a different facet of integrity. 'Devoutly' points to Paul's God-ward orientation, his conscious determination to honor divine standards in his ministry and relationships. 1×
AR["قُدْسيّاً"]·ben["পবিত্রভাবে"]·DE["heilig"]·EN["devoutly"]·FR["ὁσίως"]·heb["בְּקֹדֶשׁ"]·HI["पवित्र"]·ID["saleh"]·IT["osiōs"]·jav["suci,"]·KO["거룩하게"]·PT["santamente"]·RU["свято"]·ES["santamente"]·SW["kwa-utakatifu"]·TR["kutsal"]·urd["پاکیزگی-سے"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: ὅσι-ος, α, ον, also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+:— hallowed, i. e. sanctioned or allowed by the law of God or of nature, δίκη Refs 6th c.BC+; οὐχ ὅ. unhallowed, ὕβρις Refs 5th c.BC+ —The sense of ὅσιος often depends on its relation on the one hand to δίκαιος (sanctioned by human law), on the other to ἱερός (sacred to the gods): __1 opposed to δίκαιος, sanctioned by divine law, hallowed,…