ἱερός

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ish₂ros. There are a number of candidate cognates with this word. Compare Sanskrit इषिर (iṣirá) and Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [hiːerós]
  • (Koine): IPA: [hiːɛrˈo̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ierˈos]

[edit] Adjective

ἱερός m., ἱερά f., ἱερόν n.; first/second declension; (hieros)

  1. Connected with the gods, supernatural
  2. holy, sacred, consecrated
  3. Under divine protection

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