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ἅγιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἅγιος ἁγίᾱ ἅγιον

Structure: ἁγι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gos

Sense

  1. Devoted to the gods
  2. Of things: sacred, holy
  3. Of people: holy, pious, pure
  4. accursed

Examples

  • καὶ ποιήσεισ στολὴν ἁγίαν Ἀαρὼν τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου εἰσ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 28:2)
  • καὶ σὺ λάλησον πᾶσι τοῖσ σοφοῖσ τῇ διανοίᾳ, οὓσ ἐνέπλησαν πνεύματοσ σοφίασ καὶ αἰσθήσεωσ, καὶ ποιήσουσι τὴν στολὴν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἀαρὼν εἰσ τὸ ἅγιον, ἐν ᾗ ἱερατεύσει μοι. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 28:3)
  • ἐξιλάσεται ὁ ἱερεύσ, ὃν ἂν χρίσωσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ὃν ἂν τελειώσωσι τὰσ χεῖρασ αὐτοῦ, ἱερατεύειν μετὰ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνδύσεται τὴν στολὴν τὴν λινῆν, στολὴν ἁγίαν. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 16:32)
  • Καὶ ἄνθρωποσ, ὃσ ἂν ἁγιάσῃ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἁγίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ τιμήσεται αὐτὴν ὁ ἱερεύσ, ἀνὰ μέσον καλῆσ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πονηρᾶσ. ὡσ ἂν τιμήσηται αὐτὴν ὁ ἱερεύσ, οὕτω σταθήσεται. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 27:14)
  • καὶ εἶπε τοῖσ Λευίταισ τοῖσ δυνατοῖσ ἐν παντὶ Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ ἁγιασθῆναι αὐτοὺσ τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἔθηκαν τὴν κιβωτὸν τὴν ἁγίαν εἰσ τὸν οἶκον, ὃν ᾠκοδόμησε Σαλωμὼν υἱὸσ Δαυὶδ τοῦ βασιλέωσ Ἰσραήλ. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύσ. οὐκ ἔστιν ὑμῖν ἐπ’ ὤμων ἆραι οὐδέν. νῦν οὖν λειτουργήσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ὑμῶν καὶ τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰσραὴλ (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 35:3)

Synonyms

  1. Devoted to the gods

  2. Of things

  3. Of people

  4. accursed

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