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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. λαβὲ τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητόν, ὃν ἠγάπησασ, τὸν Ἰσαάκ, καὶ πορεύθητι εἰσ τὴν γῆν τὴν ὑψηλὴν καὶ ἀνένεγκον αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ εἰσ ὁλοκάρπωσιν ἐφ̓ ἓν τῶν ὀρέων, ὧν ἄν σοι εἴπω. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 22:2)
  • πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησε Κύριοσ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖσ φοβουμένοισ αὐτόν. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 15:13)
  • εἰ βούλεσθε δέ, καὶ ἄντανδρον ὑμῖν ἀντ’ ἐμαυτοῦ παραδώσω τὸν ἀγαπητόν. (Lucian, Cataplus, (no name) 10:2)
  • ἀγαπητὸν γοῦν εἰ καὶ ἕνα λαγῶ χειμῶνοσ ὡρ́ᾳ κατακάνοιεν· (Arrian, Cynegeticus, chapter 3 4:2)
  • καὶ αἱ θήλειαι μὲν ἀγαπητὸν εἰ καὶ ἐσ πέμπτον ἔτοσ διαφυλάξειαν τὸ ὠκὺ· (Arrian, Cynegeticus, chapter 32 2:1)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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