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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

  • εἰσ μάτην ὑμῖν ἐστι τὸ ὀρθρίζειν, ἐγείρεσθαι μετὰ τὸ καθῆσθαι, οἱ ἐσθίοντεσ ἄρτον ὀδύνησ, ὅταν δῷ τοῖσ ἀγαπητοῖσ αὐτοῦ ὕπνον. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 126:2)
  • ἐν οἷσ ἐστὲ καὶ ὑμεῖσ κλητοὶ Ιἠσοῦ Χριστοῦ, πᾶσιν τοῖσ οὖσιν ἐν Ῥώμῃ ἀγαπητοῖσ θεοῦ, κλητοῖσ ἁγίοισ· (PROS RWMAIOUS, chapter 1 7:1)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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