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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. μὴ ἐπιβάλῃσ τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὸ παιδάριον μηδὲ ποιήσῃσ αὐτῷ μηδέν. νῦν γὰρ ἔγνων, ὅτι φοβῇ σὺ τὸν Θεὸν καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ δἰ ἐμέ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 22:12)
  • κατ̓ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει Κύριοσ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἐποίησασ τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο, καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ δἰ ἐμέ, (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 22:16)
  • Εἰσ τὸ τέλοσ, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀλλοιωθησομένων. τοῖσ υἱοῖσ Κορὲ εἰσ σύνεσιν. ᾠδὴ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ. ‐ (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 44:1)
  • ὁ βασιλεὺσ τῶν δυνάμεων τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ, τῇ ὡραιότητι τοῦ οἴκου διελέσθαι σκῦλα. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 67:13)
  • καὶ μεταστρέψω τὰσ ἑορτὰσ ὑμῶν εἰσ πένθοσ καὶ πάσασ τὰσ ὠδὰσ ὑμῶν εἰσ θρῆνον καὶ ἀναβιβῶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ὀσφὺν σάκκον καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν κεφαλὴν φαλάκρωμα καὶ θήσομαι αὐτὸν ὡσ πένθοσ ἀγαπητοῦ καὶ τοὺσ μετ̓ αὐτοῦ ὡσ ἡμέραν ὀδύνησ. (Septuagint, Prophetia Amos 8:10)

Synonyms

  1. beloved

  2. desirable

  3. worthy of love

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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