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θυσία
sacrifice /θiˈsi.a/
nounB1#1390 most common
Also: offering, sacrificial victim (in ritual contexts)
Example sentences
Η μητέρα μου κάνει μεγάλη θυσία για την οικογένεια.
My mother makes a great sacrifice for the family.
Ο πατέρας του έκανε θυσίες για να σπουδάσει.
His father made sacrifices so he could study.
Χωρίς θυσία, δεν πετυχαίνεις τους στόχους σου.
Without sacrifice, you do not reach your goals.
Οι γονείς μας έκαναν πολλές θυσίες ώστε να έχουμε καλύτερη ζωή.
Our parents made many sacrifices so we would have a better life.
Η θυσία των πρώτων χριστιανών έγινε σύμβολο πίστης για αιώνες.
The sacrifice of the early Christians became a symbol of faith for centuries.
Στην αρχαία Ελλάδα, η θυσία ζώων στους θεούς αποτελούσε κεντρικό στοιχείο της λατρείας.
In ancient Greece, the sacrifice of animals to the gods was a central part of worship.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η θυσία | οι θυσίες |
| Genitive | της θυσίας | των θυσιών |
| Accusative | τη θυσία | τις θυσίες |
| Vocative | θυσία | θυσίες |
Word family
θύωto sacrifice, to offer
θυσιάζωto sacrifice, to give something up
θύμαvictim, sacrificial offeringθυσιαστήριοaltar
αυτοθυσίαself-sacrifice
Etymology
θυσία comes from the ancient verb θύω, which meant to make a burnt offering or to sacrifice, and originally referred to smoke rising from a fire. The suffix -σία turns the verb into an abstract noun of action, so θυσία literally names the act of sacrificing. θύω is traced to the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewh₂-, meaning to rise as smoke or dust, since early sacrifices were often burned so their smoke would carry upward to the gods.
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