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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

  • καὶ εἶπε τῇ θυγατρὶ αὐτοῦ. τίμα τοὺσ πενθερούσ σου, αὐτοὶ νῦν γονεῖσ σού εἰσιν. ἀκούσαιμί σου ἀκοὴν καλήν, καὶ ἐφίλησεν αὐτήν. καὶ Ἔδνα εἶπε πρὸσ Τωβίαν. ἀδελφὲ ἀγαπητέ, ἀποκαταστήσαι σε ὁ Κύριοσ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ δῴη μοι ἰδεῖν σου παιδία ἐκ Σάρρασ τῆσ θυγατρόσ μου, ἵνα εὐφρανθῶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Κυρίου. καὶ ἰδοὺ παρατίθεμαί σοι τὴν θυγατέρα μου ἐν παρακαταθήκῃ, μὴ λυπήσῃσ αὐτήν. (Septuagint, Liber Thobis 10:12)
  • χαῖρε Ἄδων ἀγαπητέ· (Theocritus, Idylls, 154)
  • Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼσ εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή. (IWANOU G, chapter 1 4:1)
  • Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. (IWANOU G, chapter 1 15:1)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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