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 ἐλάλησε πρὸσ Κορὲ καὶ πρὸσ πᾶσαν αὐτοῦ τὴν συναγωγὴν λέγων. ἐπέσκεπται καὶ ἔγνω ὁ Θεὸσ τοὺσ ὄντασ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺσ ἁγίουσ, καὶ προσηγάγετο πρὸσ ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὓσ ἐξελέξατο ἑαυτῷ, προσηγάγετο πρὸσ ἑαυτόν. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 16:5)
  • καὶ μιᾶναι ἁγίασμα καὶ ἁγίουσ, (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 1:46)
  • κρυφῆ γὰρ ἐθυσίαζον ὅσιοι παῖδεσ ἀγαθῶν καὶ τὸν τῆσ θειότητοσ νόμον ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ διέθεντο τῶν αὐτῶν ὁμοίωσ καὶ ἀγαθῶν καὶ κινδύνων μεταλήψεσθαι τοὺσ ἁγίουσ, πατέρων ἤδη προαναμέλποντεσ αἴνουσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 18:9)
  • καὶ λόγουσ πρὸσ τὸν Ὕψιστον λαλήσει καὶ τοὺσ ἁγίουσ Ὑψίστου παλαιώσει καὶ ὑπονοήσει τοῦ ἀλλοιῶσαι καιροὺσ καὶ νόμον. καὶ δοθήσεται ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ἕωσ καιροῦ καὶ καιρῶν καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ. (Septuagint, Prophetia Danielis 7:25)
  • οὕτωσ ὑμᾶσ πάντεσ πρότερον μεγάλουσ ἁγίουσ τ’ ἐνόμιζον, νῦν δ’ ἀνδράποδ’ ἠλιθίουσ Μανᾶσ· (Aristophanes, Birds, Agon, epirrheme 1:20)

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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