Ἄγαρ
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See also: Άγαρ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἅγαρ (Hágar)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (Hāġār).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣar/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣar/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣar/
Proper noun
Ᾱ̓́γᾱρ • (Ā́gār) f (indeclinable)
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 21:17:
- εἰσήκουσε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου, οὗ ἦν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ἄγγελος Θεοῦ τὴν Ἄγαρ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· τί ἐστιν Ἄγαρ; μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐπακήκοε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου, οὗ ἐστιν.
- eisḗkouse dè ho Theòs tês phōnês toû paidíou ek toû tópou, hoû ên, kaì ekálesen ángelos Theoû tḕn Ágar ek toû ouranoû kaì eîpen autêi; tí estin Ágar; mḕ phoboû; epakḗkoe gàr ho Theòs tês phōnês toû paidíou ek toû tópou, hoû estin.
- And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.
- εἰσήκουσε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου, οὗ ἦν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ἄγγελος Θεοῦ τὴν Ἄγαρ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· τί ἐστιν Ἄγαρ; μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐπακήκοε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου, οὗ ἐστιν.