ἀαγής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓- (a-, “un-”) +‎ ᾱ̓́γνῡμῐ (ā́gnūmi, “break”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.aː.ɡɛ̌ːs/ → /a.aˈʝis/ → /a.aˈʝis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.aː.ɡɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.aˈɡe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.aˈʝis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.aˈʝis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.aˈʝis/

Adjective

ἀᾱγής • (aāgḗs) m or f (neuter ἀᾱγές); third declension (Epic, Doric)

1. unbreakable
2. solid
3. strong
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.575
   • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 24.123
   • 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 3.1251

Inflection

Third declension of ἀᾱγής; ἀᾱγές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀᾱγής aāgḗs	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée	ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée		ἀᾱγεῖς / ἀᾱγέες aāgeîs / aāgées	ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa
Genitive		ἀᾱγέος / ἀᾱγεῦς aāgéos / aāgeûs	ἀᾱγέος / ἀᾱγεῦς aāgéos / aāgeûs		ἀᾱγοῖν aāgoîn	ἀᾱγοῖν aāgoîn		ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn	ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn
Dative		ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέῐ̈ aāgeî / aāgéï	ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέῐ̈ aāgeî / aāgéï		ἀᾱγοῖν aāgoîn	ἀᾱγοῖν aāgoîn		ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)	ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)
Accusative		ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée	ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée		ἀᾱγέᾰς aāgéas	ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa
Vocative		ἀᾱγές aāgés	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée	ἀᾱγεῖ / ἀᾱγέε aāgeî / aāgée		ἀᾱγεῖς / ἀᾱγέες aāgeîs / aāgées	ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀᾱγέως aāgéōs			ἀᾱγέστερος aāgésteros			ἀᾱγέστᾰτος aāgéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ἀᾱγής; ἀᾱγές (uncontracted, Doric)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀᾱγής aāgḗs	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγεῖς aāgeîs	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Genitive		ἀᾱγέος aāgéos	ἀᾱγέος aāgéos		ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin	ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin		ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn	ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn
Dative		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin	ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin		ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)	ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)
Accusative		ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγέᾰς aāgéas	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Vocative		ἀᾱγές aāgés	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγεῖς aāgeîs	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀᾱγέως aāgéōs			ἀᾱγέστερος aāgésteros			ἀᾱγέστᾰτος aāgéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ἀᾱγής; ἀᾱγές (contracted, Doric)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀᾱγής aāgḗs	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγεῖς aāgeîs	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Genitive		ἀᾱγέος aāgéos	ἀᾱγέος aāgéos		ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin	ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin		ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn	ἀᾱγέων aāgéōn
Dative		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin	ἀᾱγέοιν aāgéoin		ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)	ἀᾱγέσῐ / ἀᾱγέσῐν aāgési(n)
Accusative		ἀᾱγέᾰ aāgéa	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγέᾰς aāgéas	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Vocative		ἀᾱγές aāgés	ἀᾱγές aāgés		ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî	ἀᾱγεῖ aāgeî		ἀᾱγεῖς aāgeîs	ἀᾱγῆ aāgê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀᾱγέως aāgéōs			ἀᾱγέστερος aāgésteros			ἀᾱγέστᾰτος aāgéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀαγής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press