ἀγήνωρ

See also: Ἀγήνωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγα- (aga-, “great”) or ἄγω (ágō, “lead”) +‎ -ήνωρ (-ḗnōr, “man”). See ἄγαν (ágan) and ἀνήρ (anḗr).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛ̌ː.nɔːr/ → /aˈʝi.nor/ → /aˈʝi.nor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛ̌ː.nɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡe̝.nor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈʝi.nor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈʝi.nor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈʝi.nor/

Adjective

ἀγήνωρ • (agḗnōr) m or f (neuter —); third declension

1. manly, bold, heroic

Inflection

Third declension of ἀγήνωρ; — (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀγήνωρ agḗnōr	—		ἀγήνορε agḗnore	—		ἀγήνορες agḗnores	—
Genitive		ἀγήνορος agḗnoros	—		ἀγηνόροιν agēnóroin	—		ἀγηνόρων agēnórōn	—
Dative		ἀγήνορῐ agḗnori	—		ἀγηνόροιν agēnóroin	—		ἀγήνορσῐ / ἀγήνορσῐν agḗnorsi(n)	—
Accusative		ἀγήνορᾰ agḗnora	—		ἀγήνορε agḗnore	—		ἀγήνορᾰς agḗnoras	—
Vocative		ἀγῆνορ agênor	—		ἀγήνορε agḗnore	—		ἀγήνορες agḗnores	—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀγηνορία (agēnoría, “manliness; courage”)

Further reading

• “ἀγήνωρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀγήνωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀγήνωρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963