ἀγώνισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ̌ː.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ̌ː.niz.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡo.niz.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/

Noun

ἀγώνισμᾰ • (agṓnismă) n (genitive ἀγωνίσμᾰτος); third declension

1. contest
2. (in the plural) brave deeds done in battle
3. feat
4. an object to strive for

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ; τοῦ ἀγωνίσμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ tò agṓnismă	τὼ ἀγωνίσμᾰτε tṑ agōnísmăte	τᾰ̀ ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ tằ agōnísmătă
Genitive	τοῦ ἀγωνίσμᾰτος toû agōnísmătos	τοῖν ἀγωνισμᾰ́τοιν toîn agōnismắtoin	τῶν ἀγωνισμᾰ́των tôn agōnismắtōn
Dative	τῷ ἀγωνίσμᾰτῐ tôi agōnísmătĭ	τοῖν ἀγωνισμᾰ́τοιν toîn agōnismắtoin	τοῖς ἀγωνίσμᾰσῐ / ἀγωνίσμᾰσῐν toîs agōnísmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ tò agṓnismă	τὼ ἀγωνίσμᾰτε tṑ agōnísmăte	τᾰ̀ ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ tằ agōnísmătă
Vocative	ἀγώνισμᾰ agṓnismă	ἀγωνίσμᾰτε agōnísmăte	ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ agōnísmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀγώνισμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀγώνισμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀγώνισμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • achievement idem, page 8.
  • case idem, page 116.
  • contention idem, page 167.
  • coruscation idem, page 176.
  • exploit idem, page 295.
  • feat idem, page 313.
  • feather idem, page 313.
  • masterpiece idem, page 517.
  • performance idem, page 607.
  • prize idem, page 642.
  • record idem, page 681.