ἀργαλέος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

By dissimilation from *ἀλγαλέος (*algaléos), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡa.lé.os/ → /ar.ɣaˈle.os/ → /ar.ɣaˈle.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡa.lé.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡaˈle.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/

Adjective

ἀργᾰλέος • (argăléos) m (feminine ἀργᾰλέᾱ, neuter ἀργᾰλέον); first/second declension

1. hard to bear, difficult to endure, troublesome, vexatious

Declension

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέᾱ; ἀργᾰλέον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργᾰλέος argăléos	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argăléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argăléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Genitive		ἀργᾰλέου argăléou	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argăléās	ἀργᾰλέου argăléou		ἀργᾰλέοιν argăléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argăléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argăléoin		ἀργᾰλέων argăléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argăléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argăléōn
Dative		ἀργᾰλέῳ argăléōi	ἀργᾰλέᾳ argăléāi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argăléōi		ἀργᾰλέοιν argăléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argăléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argăléoin		ἀργᾰλέοις argăléois	ἀργᾰλέαις argăléais	ἀργᾰλέοις argăléois
Accusative		ἀργᾰλέον argăléon	ἀργᾰλέᾱν argăléān	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέους argăléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argăléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Vocative		ἀργᾰλέε argălée	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argăléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argăléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργᾰλέως argăléōs				ἀργᾰλεώτερος argăleṓteros				ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argăleṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέη; ἀργᾰλέον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργᾰλέος argăléos	ἀργᾰλέη argăléē	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argăléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argăléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Genitive		ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argăléou / argăleoîo / argăléoio / argăleóo / argăléoo	ἀργᾰλέης argăléēs	ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argăléou / argăleoîo / argăléoio / argăleóo / argăléoo		ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argăléoiĭn	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argăléai(ĭ)n / argăléēiĭn	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argăléoiĭn		ἀργᾰλέων argăléōn	ἀργᾰλεᾱ́ων / ἀργᾰλεέ͜ων / ἀργᾰλεῶν argăleā́ōn / argăleé͜ōn / argăleôn	ἀργᾰλέων argăléōn
Dative		ἀργᾰλέῳ argăléōi	ἀργᾰλέῃ argăléēi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argăléōi		ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argăléoiĭn	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argăléai(ĭ)n / argăléēiĭn	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argăléoiĭn		ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argăléoisĭ(n) / argăléois	ἀργᾰλέῃσῐ / ἀργᾰλέῃσῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃς / ἀργᾰλέαις argăléēisĭ(n) / argăléēis / argăléais	ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argăléoisĭ(n) / argăléois
Accusative		ἀργᾰλέον argăléon	ἀργᾰλέην argăléēn	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέους argăléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argăléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Vocative		ἀργᾰλέε argălée	ἀργᾰλέη argăléē	ἀργᾰλέον argăléon		ἀργᾰλέω argăléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argăléā	ἀργᾰλέω argăléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argăléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argăléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argăléă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργᾰλέως argăléōs				ἀργᾰλεώτερος argăleṓteros				ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argăleṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀργαλέος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀργαλέος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀργαλέος”, 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.
  • grievous idem, page 373.