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ἁγνός,ή,όν, (cf.ἅγιος)
A. pure, chaste, holy, Hom. (only in Od. ), etc.:
I. of places and things dedicated to gods,hallowed, ἑορτή
Od. 21.259
; of frankincense, ἁγνὴ ὀδμή
Xenoph. 1.7
; ἄλσος
h.Merc. 187
; τέμενος
Pi. P. 4.204
; ὕδωρ
Id. I. 6(5).74
; πυρὸς ἁγνόταται παγαί
Id. P. 1.21
; αἰθήρ
A. Pr. 282
;φάος, λουτρόν, S. El. 86 , Ant. 1201 ; θύματα
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. Th. 1.126 , D.H. 1.38 ; of food, Jul. Or. 6.192c ( Comp. ); χρηστήρια
, etc.;ἐν ἁγνῷonholyground, A. Supp. 223 , butχῶρον οὐχ ἁ. πατεῖνa spot notlawfulto tread on, S. OC 37 .
2. of divine persons,chaste, pure, Hom. , mostly of Artemis, χρυσόθρονος Ἄ. ἁ.
, 18.202 , etc.; also ἁ. Περσεφόνεια
, cf. h.Cer. 337 ; of Demeter, h.Cer. 203 , 439 ; Χάριτες
;ἁ. θεαί, Demeter and Persephone, IG 14.204 , 4.31 ; Apollo, Pi. P. 9.64 ; Zeus, A. Supp. 653 , S. Ph. 1289 : of the attributes of gods, θεῶν σέβας
II. after Hom. , of persons,undefiled, chaste, of maidens, Alc. 55 , Pi. P. 4.103 , A. Fr. 242 ;ἁ. αὐδά, of a maiden's voice, Ag. 245 ; of Hippolytus, E. Hipp. 102 ; c. gen.,λέχους ἁ. δέμαςib. 1003 ; γάμων ἁ.
, cf. Men. Epit. 223 ;ἁ. ἀπ' ἀνδρὸς συνουσίαςJusj. ap. D. 59.78 .
2. pure from blood, guiltless, ἁγνοὶ τοὐπὶ τήνδε τὴν κόρην
; μητροκτόνος . . τόθ' ἁ. ὤν
, cf. IA 940 ;ὅθ' ἁ. ἦνwhen he had beenpurified, S. Tr. 258 : c. gen., ἁγνὰς χεῖρας αἵματος
;Δάματρος ἀκτᾶς δέμας ἁ. ἴσχειν purefrom food, E. Hipp. 138 .
3. generally,pure, upright, ἀέθλων ἁ. κρίσις
, Hes. Op. 337 ; ἁ. ἔχειν
References Hom. Od. Od. 21.259 Xenoph. 1.7 h.Merc. 187 Pi. P. 4.204 Id. I. 6(5).74 Id. P. 1.21 A. Pr. 282 S. El. 86 Ant. 1201 Id. Tr. 287 Th. 1.126 D.H. 1.38 Jul. Or. 6.192c E. Ion 243 A. Supp. 223 S. OC 37 Od. 5.123 18.202 11.386 h.Cer. 337 h.Cer. 203 439 Sapph. 65 IG 14.204 4.31 Pi. P. 9.64 A. Supp. 653 S. Ph. 1289 S. OT 830 Alc. 55 Pi. P. 4.103 A. Fr. 242 Ag. 245 E. Hipp. 102 1003 Pl. Lg. 840d Men. Epit. 223 D. 59.78 S. Ant. 889 E. Or. 1604 Id. El. 975 IA 940 S. Tr. 258 E. Hipp. 316 Pl. Lg. 759c E. Hipp. 138 Pi. O. 3.21 X. Smp. 8.15 h.Ap. 121 Hes. Op. 337 X. Mem. 3.8.10 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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