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ἅγιος

ἅγιος, devoted to the gods, sacred, holy

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ἁγιώτατα neuter nominative plural superlative, neuter vocative plural superlative, neuter accusative plural superlative of ἅγιος

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ἅγιος [ᾰ], α, ον,
  • devoted to the gods:
    • I in good sense, sacred, holy:
      • 1 of things, esp. temples, Ἀφροδίτης ἱρὸν ἅ. Hdt. 2.41; ἱρὸν Ἡρακλέος ἅ. ib. 44, cf. Pl. Criti. 116c, X. HG 3.2.19; θηρίον Antiph. 147.7; νηὸν ἐπὶ τῷ χάσματι Ἥρης ἅ. ἐστήσατο Luc. Syr.D. 13: generally, θυσίαι, ξυμβόλαια, Isoc. 10.63, Pl. Lg. 729e (Sup.); μητρός.. ἐστι πατρὶς ἁγιώτερον Id. Cri. 51a; ὅρκος ἅ. Arist. Mir. 834b11; ἅγιον, τό, temple, OGI 56.59 (Canopus), LXX Ex. 26.33, al., cf. Ep.Hebr. 9.2; τὸ ἅ. τῶν ἁγίων Holy of Holies, LXX l.c.; τὰ ἅ. τῶν ἁ. 3 Ki. 8.6, etc., cf. Ep.Hebr. 9.3.
      • 2 of persons, holy, pure, Ar. Av. 522 (anap.); λαὸς ἅ. Κυρίῳ LXX De. 7.6, al.; οἱ ἅ. the Saints, 1 Ep.Cor. 6.1, al.; πνεῦμα ἅ. the Holy Spirit, Ev.Matt. 3.11, al. Adv. ἁγίως καὶ σεμνῶς ἔχειν Isoc. 11.25.
    • II in bad sense, accursed, execrable, Cratin. 373, Eust. 1356.59.—Never in Hom., Hes., or Trag. (who use ἁγνός); rare in Att. (v. supr.). (Possibly cognate with Skt. yajati ‘sacrifice’.)

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