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'''Agios''' (Greek: Άγιος; also transliterated as '''Ayios''', '''Aghios''') meaning ']', It is equivalent to the English-language epithet ']'. For example, St. John is known in Greek and related languages as 'Agios Ioannis'.
'''Agios''' may be a plural of the word ]. It may also refer to:


Agios/Ayios/Aghios is a common part in the names of places in Greece and Cyprus.
==Saints==
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'''Agios''' is also a transliteration of Greek 'Άγιος', meaning ']'. It is equivalent to the English-language epithet ']'. For example, St John is known in Greek and related languages as 'Agios Ioannis'. Greek 'Άγιος' may also be transliterated as 'Aghios'. See also ] (meaning 'Saints') and ] (the female epithet).


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==Places==
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'''Agios''' forms part of the name of many places in Greece and Cyprus.
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'''Places''' known as 'Agios' include:

* Agios, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios, a settlement near ], Euboea, Greece
* ], Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
* Agios Amvrosios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Esentepe and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Andreas, a division of ], a town in Elis, Greece
* Agios Andreas, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Andreas, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Andreas, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
* Agios Andreas Beach, in ], Greece
* Agios Andronios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Topçuköy and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Andronikos, a town formerly in Greece, now called Yeşilköy and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Antonios, a settlement in ], Crete, Greece
* ], a railway station in Athens, Greece
* Agios Apostolios, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Arsenios, a village of ], Greece
* Agios Athanasios, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Athanasios, a settlement near Paralia Kalamiotissa, ], Greece
* ], a village in Greece
* ], a village
* Agios Charalampos, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], a village
* Agios Charalampos, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Chartion, a town formerly in Greece, now called Ergenekon and part of ] in Cyprus
* ], a city in Kozani, Greece
* Agios Christoforos, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], the name of many places in Greece and Cyprus, and a Greek-American school
* ], Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
* ], a suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus
* Agios Efstathios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Zeybekköy and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Efstratios, a Greek island. See ]
* Agios Efstratios, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], the name of two villages in Greece
* ], a tiny church in Athens, Greece
* Agios Epiktios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Çatalköy and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Ermolaos, a town formerly in Greece, now called Şinnevler and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Eustratios, a Greek island. See ]
* ], the name of many places and churches in Greece and Cyprus
* ], a village in Macedonia, Greece
* ], a village in Corfu, Greece
* Agios Iakovo, a town formerly in Greece, now called Altınova and part of ] in Cyprus
* ], the name of two villages in Greece
* Agios Ilias Thiras, a settlement in ], Cyclades, Greece
* ], the name of many places in Greece
* ], the name of a few places in Greece
* ], a municipality in Icaria, Greece
* ], the name of a few places in Greece
* Agios Kosmas, a beach in ], Greece
* Agios Kyprianos, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Kyrillos, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Loukas, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Mamas, a beach of ], one of the islands of Greece
* Agios Mammas, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], Chios, a municipality in Greece
* ], a neighbourhood in Greece
* ], Lefkada, a town and municipality in Greece
* ], the name of many places in Greece
* Agios Onoufrios, a district of ], Corfu, Greece
* Agios Panteleimonas, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], a settlement in Elis, Greece
* Agios Panteleimonas, a settlement in ], Arcadia, Greece
* Agios Pavlos, a beach on the south coast of ], Greece
* ], Thessaloniki, a municipality in Greece
* ], a village in Greece
* ], a town in Greece
* ], a village in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
* Agios Prokopios, a settlement on ], Greece
* Agios Prokopios, a village in ], Greece
* Agios Semnis, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], a village in Phthiotis, Greece
* Agios Sergios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Yeniboğayiçi and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Silas, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], a village at the border of three prefectures in Greece
* ], the name of two villages and a municipality in Greece
* ], a village in Greece
* Agios Stefanos, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Stefanos, a settlement in ], Crete, Greece
* Agios Stefanos, a settlement on ], Greece
* Agios Stefanos, a settlement in ], Greece
* ], East Attica, a suburb in Greece
* ], a sandy beach in Greece
* Agios Symeon, a town formerly in Greece, now called Avtepe and part of ] in Cyprus
* Agios Theodoros, a town formerly in Greece, now called Çayırova and part of ] in Cyprus
* ], the name of several places in Greece
* ], the name of two villages in Greece
* Agios Vasillios, a village formerly in Greece, now called ] and part of Sinop Province in Turkey
* ], the name of several places in Greece and Cyprus
* Ano Agios Vlassios, a settlement in ], Greece
* Agios Yiannis, alternative transliteration of ], the name of many places in Greece

==Other==
'''Other''' uses of 'Agios' include:

* ''Agios o Theos, agios ischyros, agios athanatos, eleison imas'', the ] hymn of the Divine Liturgy
* ], a football club in Agios Dimitrios, Greece
* ] in Patras, Greece
* ], an athletics club in Agios Dimitrios, Greece
* ], a museum in Ikaria, Greece
* ] in Athens, Greece
* ] in Crete, Greece


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 16:40, 29 September 2010

Agios (Greek: Άγιος; also transliterated as Ayios, Aghios) meaning 'Holy', It is equivalent to the English-language epithet 'Saint'. For example, St. John is known in Greek and related languages as 'Agios Ioannis'.

Agios/Ayios/Aghios is a common part in the names of places in Greece and Cyprus.

See also

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