Old Church Slavonic edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *grěxъ, probably from verb *gorěti (Old Church Slavonic горѣти (gorěti, to burn)), with the original meaning "fire of conscience".

Noun edit

грѣхъ (grěxŭm

  1. sin
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1218-1222:
      такъ бо ѥстъ обꙑчаи диꙗволоу и ослѣплꙗѥтъ очи и оумалꙗѥтъ грѣхъ да творѧщеи зълаꙗ мьнѧтъ сѧ не творѧщеи зъла ничесоже
      takŭ bo jestŭ obyčai dijavolu i oslěpljajetŭ oči i umaljajetŭ grěxŭ da tvoręštei zŭlaja mĭnętŭ sę ne tvoręštei zŭla ničesože
      Such is the habit of the devil; he blinds the eyes and shrinks sin, so that those who do evil think they are doing nothing wrong.
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1836-1838:
      исповѣдаите дроугъ дроугоу грѣхꙑ и молите дроугъ за дроуга ꙗко да ицѣлѣѥте
      ispovědaite drugŭ drugu grěxy i molite drugŭ za druga jako da icělějete
      confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed

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Descendants edit

  • Old Komi: 𐍚𐍠𐍔𐍚𐍐 (kreka)

Russian edit

Noun edit

грѣхъ (grěxm inan (genitive грѣха́, nominative plural грѣхи́, genitive plural грѣхо́въ)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of грех (grex).

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