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ἀρετή

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀρετή ἀρετῆς

Structure: ἀρετ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: A)/rhs

Sense

  1. goodness, excellence
  2. manliness, prowess, rank, valour
  3. virtue
  4. character, reputation, glory, fame, dignity, distinction
  5. miracle, wonder
  6. (as a title) "your worship"
  7. plaster

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ΕΛΕΑΖΑΡΟΣ δέ τισ ἀνὴρ ἐπίσημοσ τῶν ἀπὸ τῆσ χώρασ ἱερέων, ἐν πρεσβείῳ τὴν ἡλικίαν ἤδη λελογχὼσ καὶ πάσῃ τῇ κατὰ τὸν βίον ἀρετῇ κεκοσμημένοσ, τοὺσ περὶ αὐτὸν καταστείλασ πρεσβυτέρουσ ἐπικαλεῖσθαι τὸν ἅγιον Θεὸν προσηύξατο τάδε. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees III 6:1)
  • ὁ Θεὸσ ἀπὸ Θαιμὰν ἥξει, καὶ ὁ ἅγιοσ ἐξ ὄρουσ κατασκίου δασέοσ. . ἐκάλυψεν οὐρανοὺσ ἡ ἀρετὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αἰνέσεωσ αὐτοῦ πλήρησ ἡ γῆ. (Septuagint, Prophetia Habacuc 3:3)
  • ἠθλοθέτει γὰρ τότε ἀρετὴ δι’ ὑπομονῆσ δοκιμάζουσα. τὸ νῖκοσ ἀφθαρσίᾳ ἐν ζωῇ πολυχρονίῳ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 17:12)
  • ἀρετή ἐστιν ἡ φρόνησισ, τοῦ δὲ θυμοειδοῦσ ἥ τε πραότησ καὶ ἡ ἀνδρεία, τοῦ δὲ ἐπιθυμητικοῦ ἥ τε σωφροσύνη καὶ ἡ ἐγκράτεια, ὅλησ δὲ τῆσ ψυχῆσ ἥ τε δικαιοσύνη καὶ ἡ ἐλευθεριότησ καὶ ἡ μεγαλοψυχία. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 5:1)
  • ἔστι δὲ φρόνησισ μὲν ἀρετὴ τοῦ λογιστικοῦ, παρασκευαστικὴ τῶν πρὸσ εὐδαιμονίαν συντεινόντων. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 6:2)

Synonyms

  1. virtue

  2. miracle

  3. "your worship"

  4. plaster

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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