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ἀγαπητός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγαπητός ἀγαπητή ἀγαπητόν

Structure: ἀγαπητ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: 분사형 a)gapa/w,

Sense

  1. beloved, dear (sometimes with a sense of uniqueness: solely beloved)
  2. desirable, delightful
  3. worthy of love, loveable
  4. That which causes contentment

Examples

  • θαῦμα γοῦν ἔχει με, εἰ μὴ ἀγαπητὴ καὶ σοὶ ἡ διατριβή. (Lucian, Cataplus, (no name) 14:7)
  • τιμῶμαι δὲ μάλιστα πάντων καὶ παρὰ θεοῖσ καὶ παρὰ ἀνθρώποισ οἷσ προσήκω, ἀγαπητὴ μὲν συνεργὸσ τεχνίταισ, πιστὴ δὲ φύλαξ οἴκων δεσπόταισ, εὐμενὴσ δὲ παραστάτισ οἰκέταισ, ἀγαθὴ δὲ συλλήπτρια τῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ πόνων, βεβαία δὲ τῶν ἐν πολέμῳ σύμμαχοσ ἔργων, ἀρίστη δὲ φιλίασ κοινωνόσ. (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 1 33:3)
  • ἔστι δέ μοι, ἔφη, καὶ θυγάτηρ παρθένοσ ἀγαπητὴ γάμου ἤδη ὡραία, ἣν ἐγὼ πρόσθεν μὲν ᾤμην τῷ νῦν βασιλεύοντι γυναῖκα τρέφειν· (Xenophon, Cyropaedia, , chapter 6 10:4)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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