hieròs

hieròs ἱερός heilig

• From Proto-Hellenic *iherós, from Proto-Indo-European *ish₂ros (“holy”).
• There are a number of candidate cognates with this word; these include Sanskrit इषिर (iṣirá, “strong, active”) and Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis, “sacrifices”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.e.rós/ → /i.eˈros/ → /i.eˈros/

• IPA^(key): /hiː.e.rós/ → /i.eˈros/ → /i.eˈros/

Adjective

ῑ̆̔ερός • (hī̆erós) m (feminine ῑ̆̔ερᾱ́, neuter ῑ̆̔ερόν); first/second declension

1. connected with the gods, divine
2. holy, sacred, consecrated, priestly

Usage notes

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