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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
HAGIOGRAPHA.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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HAGIOGRAPHA,
holy writings. (Gk.) A name given to the last of the three
Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, containing Ps., Prov., Job, Dan., Ez.,
Nehem., Ruth, Esther, Chron., Cant., Lam., and Eccles.—Gk.
ἁγιόγραφα (βιβλία), books written by inspiration.—Gk.
ἁγιο-, crude form of
ἅγιος, devoted to the gods, sacred, holy; and
γράφειν, to
write. β. ἅγιος
is from
✔YAG, to worship; cf. Skt.
yaj, to
worship. For
γράφειν, see
Grave. Der.
hagiograph-y (in
Minsheu), hagiograph-er.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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