See also: ιερός

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *iherós, from Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros (holy). There are a number of candidate cognates with this word; these include Sanskrit इषिर (iṣirá, strong, active) and Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis, sacrifices).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ῐ̔ερός (hierósm (feminine ῐ̔ερᾱ́, neuter ῐ̔ερόν); first/second declension

  1. connected with the gods, supernatural
  2. holy, sacred, consecrated
  3. under divine protection

Usage notes

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The ι is generally short in ἱερός (hierós), but sometimes lengthened for the sake of meter in poetry: ῑ̔ερός (hīerós). The contracted form ῑ̔ρός (hīrós) always has long .

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἱερός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 580-1

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