Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

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 αὗται αἱ στολαί, ἃσ ποιήσουσι. τὸ περιστήθιον καὶ τὴν ἐπωμίδα καὶ τὸν ποδήρη καὶ χιτῶνα κοσυμβωτὸν καὶ κίδαριν καὶ ζώνην. καὶ ποιήσουσι στολὰσ ἁγίασ Ἀαρὼν καὶ τοῖσ υἱοῖσ αὐτοῦ εἰσ τὸ ἱερατεύειν μοι. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 28:4)
  • καὶ τὰσ στολὰσ τὰσ ἁγίασ Ἀαρὼν τοῦ ἱερέωσ καὶ τὰσ στολάσ, ἐν αἷσ λειτουργήσουσιν ἐν αὐταῖσ, (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 35:18)
  • καὶ ἐνδύσεισ Ἀαρὼν τὰσ στολὰσ τὰσ ἁγίασ καὶ χρίσεισ αὐτὸν καὶ ἁγιάσεισ αὐτόν, καὶ ἱερατεύσει μοι. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 40:11)
  • λάλησον τοῖσ υἱοῖσ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐρεῖσ πρὸσ αὐτούσ. αἱ ἑορταὶ Κυρίου, ἃσ καλέσετε αὐτὰσ κλητὰσ ἁγίασ, αὗταί εἰσιν αἱ ἑορταί μου. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 23:2)
  • Αὗται ἑορταὶ Κυρίῳ, ἃσ καλέσετε κλητὰσ ἁγίασ, ὥστε προσενέγκαι καρπώματα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίασ αὐτῶν καὶ σπονδὰσ αὐτῶν τὸ καθ̓ ἡμέραν εἰσ ἡμέραν. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 23:37)

Synonyms

  1. Devoted to the gods

  2. Of things

  3. Of people

  4. accursed

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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