ἠγάθεος

egatheos

most holy

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἠγάθεος [ᾰ], η, ον, Dor. ἀγάθ-, A. most holy, of places immediately under divine protection, Πύλος, Λῆμνος, Il. 1.252, 2.722; Πυθώ Hes. Th. 499, Pi. P. 9.71; χῶρος, ἄντρον A.R. 3.981, 4.1131. (ἀγα-, θεός with Epic metrical lengthening.)
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