saint
From LSJ
Φύσιν πονηρὰν μεταβαλεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον → Haud facile commutatur ingenium malum → Verdorbene Natur zu ändern ist nicht leicht
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
patron saint: use P. and V. ἥρως, ὁ, or use V. ἀρχηγός, ὁ (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 60).
saintly man: use adj.