ἅγιος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂ǵ-. Cognates include Sanskrit यजति ‎(yájati) and Avestan 𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬫 ‎(yazata), Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(yazad) or [script needed] ‎(yazd), Persian ایزد ‎(Izad, God).

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Adjective[edit]

ἅγιος ‎(hágiosm ‎(feminine ἁγία, neuter ἅγιον); first/second declension

  1. Devoted to the gods
  2. Of things: sacred, holy
  3. Of people: holy, pious, pure
  4. accursed

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References[edit]

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill