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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 οὐ καθαιρεῖν ἐκείνην ἀξιῶν λέγω ταῦτα, μήποτε σφόδρα οὕτω γενοίμην φιλόπολισ, ἀλλ’ ἅμα τούσ τε πολίτασ παραμυθεῖσθαι βουλόμενοσ καὶ τοῖσ παροῦσιν ἐνδείξασθαι ὅτι τῇ πόλει διὰ πάντων καιρῶν εὖ πράττειν ἐπιχώριον καὶ τῆσ ἀγαπητῆσ μοίρασ ὡσπερεὶ κλῆροσ ἐστίν. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 4:9)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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