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ἅγιος / ἁγία / ἅγιον
HAH-gee-os
holy, set apart; (pl. noun) the saints
adjective
Appears 233× in the Greek New Testament — very common.

In the New Testament

πνεῦμα ἅγιον = Holy Spirit. οἱ ἅγιοι = the saints (literally: the holy ones).

Memory Hook

HAH-gee-os — a HALO marks the HOLY one — ἅγιος has a built-in halo!

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