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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

  • ὅπωσ ἂν ῥυσθῶσιν οἱ ἀγαπητοί σου, σῶσον τῇ δεξιᾷ σου καὶ ἐπάκουσόν μου. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 59:7)
  • ὅπωσ ἂν ρυσθῶσιν οἱ ἀγαπητοί σου, σῶσον τῇ δεξιᾷ σου καὶ ἐπάκουσόν μου. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 107:7)
  • καὶ ἡδέωσ μὲν τῶν παλαιῶν πράξεων μέμνηνται, εὖ δὲ τὰσ παρούσασ ἥδονται πράττοντεσ, δι’ ἐμὲ φίλοι μὲν θεοῖσ ὄντεσ, ἀγαπητοὶ δὲ φίλοισ, τίμιοι δὲ πατρίσιν· (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 1 34:5)
  • Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. (IAKWBOU, chapter 1 18:1)
  • Ἴστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. (IAKWBOU, chapter 1 22:1)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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