Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὅσιος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὅσιος

Structure: ὁσι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. pious, hallowed, sanctioned by the gods, (as opposed to δίκαιος "sanctioned by human law")
  2. of things which are allowed by divine law but not sacred: profane (as opposed to ἱερός "sacred to the gods")
  3. of persons: pious, devout, sinless

Examples

  • μηδάμ’ ὁ πάντα νέμων θεῖτ’ ἐμᾷ γνώμᾳ κράτοσ ἀντίπαλον Ζεύσ, μηδ’ ἐλινύσαιμι θεοὺσ ὁσίαισ θοίναισ ποτινισομένα βουφόνοισ παρ’ Ὠκεανοῦ πατρὸσ ἄσβεστον πόρον, μηδ’ ἀλίτοιμι λόγοισ· (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, choral, strophe 11)
  • τῶν δὲ τυχὼν Ἑρμῆν καὶ Μούσασ ίλάσομ’ ἁγνὰσ οὐ δαπάναισ τρυφεραῖσ, ἀλλ’ ἀρεταῖσ ὁσίαισ. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume II, , 6)
  • ὣσ δὲ σὺ τόσσον σῆμα τόδ’ οὐχ ὁσίαισ οἶξασ, ἄνερ, παλάμαισ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 2143)
  • ὁ δὲ πλεκτὸν υἱέϊ τεῦξε δόμον τούτων οὗτοσ ἀνήρ οὐ δεύτερον ἔργον ἔρεξεν, τόνδε τάφον ῥήξασ χείρεσιν οὐχ ὁσίαισ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 2184)
  • πρὸσ τοὺσ αὐτούσ ἅζομαι ἀνδρομέησ γενεῆσ ὕπερ, εἴ σε τισ ἔτλη, τύμβε, χαμαὶ βαλέειν οὐχ ὁσίαισ παλάμαισ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 2231)

Synonyms

  1. pious

  2. of persons

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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