αγία

See also: Αγία, ἁγία, άγια, and ἅγια

Greek

Alternative forms

• Αγία (Agía) (for official Saints)
• άγια (ágia) (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈʝi.a/

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• Hyphenation: α‧γί‧α

Adjective

αγία • (agía)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of άγιος (ágios)

Noun

αγία • (agía) f (plural άγιες, masculine άγιος) (neuter: άγιο)

1. saint (female)

   Ζει ζωή αγίας. ― Zei zoḯ agías. ― She lives a life of a saint.

   for names of Saints, see the feminine form of adjective as in η αγία Αικατερίνη ― i agía Aikateríni ― Saint Catherine

   1. for names of churches see → Αγία (Agía)
2. (figuratively) with a saint's characteristics (patience, love, piousness)

   Η πεθερά μου είναι μία αγία. Πώς άντεχε το γιο της;

   I petherá mou eínai mía agía. Pós ánteche to gio tis?

   My mother-in-law is a saint. How did she put up with her son?

Declension

Compare to declension of adjective

Declension of αγία

	singular	plural
nominative	αγία (agía)	άγιες (ágies)
genitive	αγίας (agías)	αγίων (agíon)
accusative	αγία (agía)	άγιες (ágies)
vocative	αγία (agía)	άγιες (ágies)

The plural αγίες is a frequently used form, since the 17th century, probably under the influence of the ancient accusative plural τὰς ἁγίας.

Related terms

• Αγία f (Agía, “Saint”)
• Αγια- f (Agia-, “Saint”)

• and see: άγιος (ágios, “saint”)