See also: Κόλαση

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek κόλαση (kólasē), form of κόλασις, from Ancient Greek κόλασις (kólasis, chastisement, correction).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.la.si/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧λα‧ση

Noun

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κόλαση (kólasif (plural κολάσεις)

  1. hell, inferno, a place of anguish and suffering
    Antonym: παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ κόλαση”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998