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χαρά̄

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: χαρά̄ χαρᾶς

Structure: χαρ (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: xai/rw

Sense

  1. joy, exultation

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

  • καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον ἐναντίον τοῦ Κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ μετὰ χαρᾶσ καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν ἐκ δευτέρου τὸν Σαλωμὼν υἱὸν Δαυὶδ καὶ ἔχρισαν αὐτὸν τῷ Κυρίῳ εἰσ βασιλέα καὶ Σαδὼκ εἰσ ἱερωσύνην. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 29:22)
  • ἀναβῆναι καὶ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ τὸ ἱερόν, οὗ ὠνομάσθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπ̓ αὐτῷ. καὶ ἐκωθωνίζοντο μετὰ μουσικῶν καὶ χαρᾶσ ἡμέρασ ἑπτά. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 4:63)
  • καὶ πολλοὶ διὰ σαλπίγγων καὶ χαρᾶσ μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 5:61)
  • ἐξομολογοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἀγαθῶσ καὶ εὐλόγει τὸν βασιλέα τῶν αἰώνων, ἵνα πάλιν ἡ σκηνὴ αὐτοῦ οἰκοδομηθῇ ἐν σοὶ μετὰ χαρᾶσ, καὶ εὐφράναι ἐν σοὶ τοὺσ αἰχμαλώτουσ καὶ ἀγαπῆσαι ἐν σοὶ τοὺσ ταλαιπώρουσ εἰσ πάσασ τὰσ γενεὰσ τοῦ αἰῶνοσ. (Septuagint, Liber Thobis 13:10)
  • καὶ ἀνεπαύσαντο τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸσ καὶ ἦγον αὐτὴν ἡμέραν ἀναπαύσεωσ μετὰ χαρᾶσ καὶ εὐφροσύνησ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 9:17)

Synonyms

  1. joy

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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