Etymology

Hagiographa

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Today it means: The third division of the Hebrew scriptures; the Ketuvim. Full definition →

Middle English agiogrofa ← Medieval Latin hagiographa ← Ancient Greek ἁγιόγραφα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁγιόγραφα
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromhagiographa
  3. Middle English · inherited fromagiogrofa
  4. English todayHagiographa

From Middle English agiogrofa, Agiogropha, from Medieval Latin hagiographa, from Ancient Greek ἁγιόγραφα (hagiógrapha), from ἅγιος (hágios, “holy, saintly”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”).

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