There is a Greek word that has always troubled me.
Or more rightly, the transliteration of the word.
Hagios. This is a word for a person. Not to mix this up with all sorts of slang, or politically correct or even totally made up words for a person. This is a word you might have heard two millenia ago.
Unfortunately the English language makes this word sound a little strange – almost derogatory.
What is a hag? Which is what you first hear when you speak the word. To most that is a dishevelled woman looking more like a witch than an upright society lady. The ending “ios” sort of gets lost.
Now for the good news? The word actually means “saint”.