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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

  • τίσ ὅμοιόσ σοι ἐν θεοῖσ, Κύριε̣ τίσ ὅμοιόσ σοι, δεδοξασμένοσ ἐν ἁγίοισ, θαυμαστὸσ ἐν δόξαισ, ποιῶν τέρατα. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 15:11)
  • ἑπτὰ ἡμέρασ ἐνδύσεται αὐτὰ ὁ ἱερεὺσ ὁ ἀντ̓ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, ὃσ εἰσελεύσεται εἰσ τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου λειτουργεῖν ἐν τοῖσ ἁγίοισ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 29:30)
  • καὶ πᾶσα τιμὴ ἔσται σταθμίοισ ἁγίοισ. εἴκοσιν ὀβολοὶ ἔσται τὸ δίδραχμον. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 27:25)
  • καὶ λήψονται πάντα τὰ σκεύη τὰ λειτουργικά, ὅσα λειτουργοῦσιν ἐν αὐτοῖσ ἐν τοῖσ ἁγίοισ, καὶ ἐμβαλοῦσιν εἰσ ἱμάτιον ὑακίνθινον καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὰ καλύμματι δερματίνῳ ὑακινθίνῳ καὶ ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπὶ ἀναφορεῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 4:12)
  • καὶ ὑπελείφθησαν ἐν τοῖσ ἁγίοισ ἄνδρεσ ὀλίγοι, ὅτι κατεκράτησεν αὐτῶν ὁ λιμόσ, καὶ ἐσκορπίσθησαν ἕκαστοσ εἰσ τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 6:54)

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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