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ὁλος G3647, 3648, 3650, G3651, whole, entire note: Greek ὁ = Anglicized "ho"Illustrations of English words
derived from Greek words used in the New Testament.
**"Complete in every part." The spelling with wh- developed early 15c.
"And And the very God of peace sanctify you whollyG3651; and I pray God your wholeG3648 spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23b). Our English "WHOLE" is from the Greek "hole". and in this passage a couple other words that make the message relative to THE (emphatic) WHOLE MAN.
Comment on SOUL. It is interesting that the Greek word psyche is translated "soul" in the English Bibles that are based on the KJV while the Latin Vulgate translates psyche as "animal." The reason is obvious when we study the etymology of both words,"soul" and "animal." Our word "soul" entered the English language from a Germanic source before the word "animal" became a part of English. The latter came from the Latin source. Etymonline.com informs us that the etymology of the word "animal" is "early 14c., meaning 'any sentient living creature' (including humans), from the Latin animale 'living being, a being which breathes,' a noun use of the neuter of animalis (adj.) meaning 'animate, living; of the air,' from anima 'breath, soul; a current of air'.
"Soul" was in common use while the word "animal" was still a rare word in English in 1600, and consequently was not used by the translators of the KJV Bible (1611). Take a concordance of the KJV and look up "animal." It is not used at all in the Bible even for non-humans. It is not in the Bible at all. Later updated versions of the KJV has kept the word "soul" and never substituted "animal." A connotation of "animal" has developed and has restricted its use to that of non-human creatures. An exception is the Weymouth, "The NT In Modern Speech", a 19th Century translation. An example is 1 Corinthians 15:45. The KJV has "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made A LIVING SOUL; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit." The Weymouth translation has, "In the same way also it is written, "THE FIRST MAN ADAM BECAME A LIVING ANIMAL"; the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit." .
DICTIONARIES
STRONG'S DICTIONARY
ὅλος [holos G3650]. [note: English over the years has added the "w" to several h words]. Total KJV occurrences: 112
Meaning: A primary word; “whole” or “all”, that is, complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb: - all, altogether, every whit, + throughout, whole.
Greek combination words using G3650 [see also Vine's]:
ὁλοτελής [holo-telēs G3651] From G3650 and G5056; complete to the [teles] end, that is, absolutely perfect:
ὁλόκληρος [holo-klēros G3648] From G3650 and G2819; complete in every [kleros] part, that is, perfectly sound (in body): - entire, whole.
ὁλοκληρία [holo-klēria G3647] From G3648; integrity, that is, physical wholeness: - perfect soundness.
VINE's Expository Dictionary of NT Words Greek Definition:
[#1:] ὅλος (Strong's #3650 — Adjective — holos — hol'-os )
A, No. 3, and ALTOGETHER, signifies "whole," Matthew 5:29,30 ; Mark 8:36 ; 15:1,16,33 ; Luke 11:36 (1st part), though holon may here be used adverbially with photeinon, "wholly light" [as in the 2nd part, RV, "wholly (full of light)"]; John 11:50 ; 1 Corinthians 12:17 (1st part); 1 John 2:2 ; 5:19 ; absolutely, as a noun, e.g., Matthew 13:33 ; 1 Corinthians 12:17 (2nd part).
[#4:] ὁλόκληρος (Strong's #3648 — Adjective — holo kleros — hol-ok'-lay-ros )
from No. 1 and kleros, "a lot," is rendered "whole" in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 : ENTIRE.
[# 6:] ὁλοτελής (Strong's #3651 — Adjective — holo teles — hol-ot-el-ace' )
"wholly,"1 Thessalonians 5:23 , is lit., "whole-complete" (A, No. 1, and telos, "an end"), i.e., "through and through;" the Apostle's desire is that the sanctification of the believer may extend to every part of his being. The word is similar in meaning to No. 4; holokleros draws attention to the person as a "whole," holoteles, to the several parts which constitute him.
English DICTIONARY.com
adjective: "comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception;entire, full, or total ..."
noun: "the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account,extent, or number."
ETYMOLOGY OF ENGLISH USE
holo- The spelling with wh- developed early 15c.
means whole (n.)"entire body or company; the full amount," late 14c., from whole (adj.).
Originated with Old English hal "entire, whole; unhurt, uninjured, safe; healthy, sound; genuine, straightforward," from Proto-Germanic *haila- "undamaged" (source also of Old Saxon hel, Old Norse heill, Old Frisian hal, Middle Dutch hiel, Dutch heel, Old High German, German heil "salvation, welfare"), from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (source also of Old Church Slavonic celu "whole, complete;" see health).
The sense in a whole number is from early 14c. Whole milk is from 1782. On the whole "considering all facts or circumstances" is from 1690s. For phrase whole hog, see hog (n.).
holo- before vowels, hol-, word-forming element meaning "whole, entire, complete," from Greek holos"whole, entire, complete," also "safe and sound;" as a noun, "the universe," as an adverb, "on the whole"
TEXT EXAMPLES
ὁλοκληρία [holoklēria G3647] Total KJV Occurrences: 2
perfect, soundness 1
"And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness G3647 in the presence of you all" (Acts 3:16).
ὁλόκληρος [holo klēros G3648] Total KJV Occurrences: 2
entire, 1
"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire G3648, wanting nothing" (James 1:4).
whole, 1
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole G3648 spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
ὅλος [holos G3650] Total KJV Occurrences: 115
all, 66
"And the fame hereof went abroad into all G3650 that land" (Matthew 9:26). Also in Matthew 4:22-24 (3), Matthew 9:26, Matthew 9:31, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 20:6, Matthew 21:4, Matthew 22:37 (3), Matthew 22:40, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 26:56, Matthew 26:59, Mark 1:28, Mark 1:33, Mark 1:39, Mark 12:30 (4), Mark 12:33 (4), Mark 12:44, Mark 14:55, Luke 1:65, Luke 4:14, Luke 5:5, Luke 7:17, Luke 10:27 (4), Luke 23:5, Luke 23:44, Acts 2:2, Acts 2:47, Acts 5:11, Acts 7:10-11 (2), Acts 8:37, Acts 9:31, Acts 9:42, Acts 10:22, Acts 10:37, Acts 11:28, Acts 13:49, Acts 18:8, Acts 19:27, Acts 21:30-31 (2), Acts 22:30, Romans 8:36, Romans 10:21, 2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (2), Philemon 1:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, Hebrews 3:2, Hebrews 3:5, Revelations 3:10, Revelations 13:3
whole, 43
"...leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened" (Matthew 13:33)
Matthew 5:29-30 (2), Matthew 6:22-23 (2), Matthew 13:33, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 26:13, Matthew 27:27, Mark 6:55, Mark 8:36, Mark 14:9, Mark 15:1, Mark 15:16, Mark 15:33, Luke 8:39, Luke 9:25, Luke 11:34, Luke 11:36 (2), Luke 13:21, John 4:53, John 11:50, Acts 11:26, Acts 15:22, Acts 28:29-30 (2), Romans 1:8, Romans 16:23, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 12:17 (2), 1 Corinthians 14:23, Galatians 5:3, Galatians 5:9, Tit_1:11, James 2:10, James 3:2-3 (2), James 3:6, 1John 2:2, 1John 5:19, Revelations 12:9, Revelations 16:14
every, 2: John 7:23, John 13:10; whit, 2: John 7:23, John 13:10; altogether, 1: John 9:34; throughout, 1: John 19:23
ὁλοτελής [holotelēs G3651] Total KJV Occurrences: 1
wholly, 1
1 Thessalonians 5:23 [text]
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