ανάθεμα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatíthēmi, “I set upon, offer as a votive gift”), from ἀνά (aná, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnaθema/
• Hyphenation: α‧νά‧θε‧μα

Noun

ανάθεμα • (anáthema) n (plural αναθέματα)

1. curse (prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)
2. (figuratively) anathema (something which is vehemently disliked by somebody)

   Υπήρξε το ανάθεμα της οικογένειας όταν παντρεύτηκε αλλοδαπή.

   Ypírxe to anáthema tis oikogéneias ótan pantréftike allodapí.

   He was anathema to his family when he married a foreigner.

3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) excommunication (in Orthodox contexts)

   Η Εκκλησία απήγγειλε το ανάθεμα εναντίον του Βενιζέλου το 1916.

   I Ekklisía apíngeile to anáthema enantíon tou Venizélou to 1916.

   The Church ordered the excommunication of Venizelos in 1916.

4. (figuratively) cursed place, Hell

   Άμε στ’ ανάθεμα!

   Áme st’ anáthema!

   Go to hell!

Declension

Declension of ανάθεμα

	singular	plural
nominative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •
genitive	αναθέματος •	αναθεμάτων •
accusative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •
vocative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •

Synonyms

• (curse): κατάρα f (katára)
• (excommunication): αφορισμός m (aforismós)
• (hell): κόλαση f (kólasi), διάβολος m (diávolos), αγύριστος m (agýristos)

Derived terms

• αναθεματίζω (anathematízo, “to curse, to excommunicate”)

See also

• compare with: ανάθημα n (anáthima, “donation”)

Further reading

• Θρησκευτικές ποινές: Ανάθεμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Interjection

ανάθεμα • (anáthema)

1. damn, curse (used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt)

   ανάθεμα το ― anáthema to ― damn it

   Ανάθεμα κι αν κατάλαβα λέξη απ' όσα είπε! ― Anáthema ki an katálava léxi ap' ósa eípe! ― I'll be damned if I understood one word of what he said!