Ἀργαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀργός (argós, “bright, shining”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡâi̯.os/ → /arˈʝɛ.os/ → /arˈʝe.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈɡɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝe.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈʝe.os/

Proper noun

Ἀργαῖος • (Argaîos) m (genitive Ἀργαίου); second declension

1. a male given name: Argaeus, the name of two kings of Macedonia
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 121
2. Mount Erciyes, also known as Argaeus in Antiquity, the highest mountain in central Anatolia
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 12.2.7

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἀργαῖος; τοῦ Ἀργαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀργαῖος ho Argaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀργαίου toû Argaíou
Dative	τῷ Ἀργαίῳ tôi Argaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀργαῖον tòn Argaîon
Vocative	Ἀργαῖε Argaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αργαίος (Argaíos)
• Latin: Argaeus