sacred
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἱερός, ὅσιος (when contrasted with ἱερός, ὁσιος = profane, secular), σεμνός, V. ἱρός, ἁγνός, σεπτός, Ar. and P. ἅγιος.
sacred to: P. and V. ἱερός (gen.), V. ἱρός (gen.); see consecrated.
inviolable: P. and V. ἄσυλος, V. ἀσύλητος; see inviolable.
sacred war: P. ὁ ἱερὸς πόλεμος (Thuc. 1, 112), πόλεμος Ἀμφικτυονικός (Dem. 275).
sacred rites: see rites.
