στοιχειολάτρης

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon) +‎ -λᾰ́τρης (-látrēs)

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Noun

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στοιχειολᾰ́τρης (stoikheiolátrēsm (genitive στοιχειολᾰ́τρου); first declension

  1. a worshipper of the elements of nature as having divine qualities, idolater
    • Athanas.
      Ἀθανάσιος[1] as quoted by the folklorist Nikolaos Politis.[2]
      ἐτίμων πολλοὶ τὰ στοιχεῖα καὶ θείας δυνάμεις ἀπέδιδον εἰς αὐτά, κατήντησεν ἡ λέξις στοιχειολάτρης παρὰ τῷ Ἀθανασίῳ συνώνυμος τῷ 'εἰδωλολάτρης'
      etímon polloὶ tὰ stoicheīa kai theías dynámeis apédidon eis autá, katíntisen he léxis stoicheiolátris pará tō Ἀthanasíō synónymos tō 'eἰdololátris'.
      many have worshipped the elements,and attributed to them divine powers so that by Athanasius the word stœchiolater has ended up as synonymous to 'idololater'

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  1. ^ Athanasius of Alexandria (298-373 CE) who wrote the works «Κατά εἱδώλων», «Κατά Ἑλλήνων». (Can we verify(+) this quotation?)
  2. ^ p.1055, vol.2. Πολίτης, Νικόλαος [Politis, Nikolaos] --a folklorist-- (1852‑1921) Μελέται περί του βίου και της γλώσσης του ελληνικού λαού: Α' Παροιμίαι Β' Παραδόσεις. [Studies on the life and language of the greek people. I. Proverbs. II. Traditions.] lang:greek. Athens, 1904. (The Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies)

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