ἅγιος

hagios

devoted to the gods

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book V 1
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729e2
Book X 2
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904e1
884a8
Critias 1
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116c4
Crito 1
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51a9
Sophist 1
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249a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἅγιος [ᾰ], α, ον, A. 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; ἅ., τό, temple, OGI 56.59 (Canopus), LXX Ex. 26.33, al., cf. Ep.Heb. 9.2; τὸ ἅ. τῶν ἁγίων Holy of Holies, LXX l. c.; τὰ ἅ. τῶν ἁ. 3 Ki. 8.6, etc., cf. Ep.Heb. 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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