ἁγνός

See also: αγνός and ἄγνος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Like ἅγιος (hágios), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂ǵ- (reverence, worship), same source as Old Persian [script needed] (ayadana, temple), Sanskrit यजति (yájati, worship, revere (a god) with sacrifices),[1] with suffix -νός (-nós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἁγνός (hagnós) m (feminine ἁγνή, neuter ἁγνόν); first/second declension

  1. pure, chaste
  2. holy, sacred
  3. purifying

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Ἀγνοδίκη (Agnodíkē)
  • Ἀγνωνίδης (Agnōnídēs)

Descendants

References

  1. Woodard, The Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas
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