Greek

Alternative forms

• αγιό- ‎(agió-)
• αγι- ‎(agi-) (when followed by an "α")

Prefix

αγιο- • ‎(agio-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words connected to saints:

   γράφω ‎(gráfo, “to write”)     αγιογραφία ‎(agiografía, “hagiography”)

   -ποιώ ‎(-poió, “verbal ending”)     αγιοποιώ ‎(agiopoió, “to sanctify, to make a saint”)

2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words connected to churches and holiness:

   κλήμα ‎(klíma, “vine”)     αγιόκλημα ‎(agióklima, “honeysuckle”)

   -ότητα ‎(-ótita, “noun ending”)     αγιότητα ‎(agiótita, “holiness”)

   πολίτης ‎(polítis, “citizen”)     αγιοπολίτης ‎(agiopolítis, “resident of Jerusalem”)

Derived terms

Related terms

• άγιος m ‎(ágios, “saint”)
• αγία f ‎(agía, “saint”)