ὅσιος
Alt. ὅσιος, η, ον
I. "hallowed, sanctioned by the law of God", Theogn., Trag.:— οὐχ ὅσιος "unhallowed", Eur., etc
1. opp. to δίκαιος (sanctioned by "human" law), "sanctioned by divine law", τὰ ὅσια καὶ δίκαια "things of divine" and human "ordinance", Plat.; θεοὺς ὅσιόν τι δρᾶν to discharge "a duty men owe the gods", Eur.
2. opp. to ἱερός "(sacred" to the gods), "permitted or not.forbidden by divine law", ἱερὰ καὶ ὅσια things sacred and "profane", Thuc., etc.:— ὅσιόν or ὅσιά [ἐστι], foll. by inf., "it is lawful, fas est", Hdt., etc.; οὐκ ὅσιόν ἐστι "nefas est", id=Hdt.; ὅσιον χωρίον a place "which may be trodden without impiety", and so = βέβηλος, Lat. profanus, Ar.; so, ὅσια ποιέειν Hdt.; φρονεῖν Eur.
II. of persons, "pious, devout, religious", Aesch., Eur., etc.
2. "pure", ἱερῶν πατρῴων ὅσιος "scrupulous in performing" the rites of his forefathers, Aesch.; ὅσιαι χεῖρες "pure, clean" hands, id=Aesch.
III. adv. ὁσίως Eur., etc.; οὐχ ὁσίως Thuc.:— ὁσίως ἔχει τινί, c. inf., it is "allowed" for one to do, Xen.:—also ὅσια as adv., ἐξ ἐμοῦ οὐχ ὅσι᾽ ἔθνησκες "in unholy manner", Eur.:—comp. ὁσιώτερον, id=Eur.: Sup., ὡς ὁσιώτατα Plat.