Ἄγρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Illyrian. Possibly related to Albanian ag (“dawn”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.ɡrɔːn/ → /ˈa.ɣron/ → /ˈa.ɣron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡrɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣron/

Proper noun

Ἄγρων • (Ágrōn) m (genitive Ἄγρωνος); third declension

1. Agron, an Illyrian king
2. Agron, a Lydian king
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.7.2:

     Ἄγρων μὲν γὰρ ὁ Νίνου τοῦ Βήλου τοῦ Ἀλκαίου πρῶτος Ἡρακλειδέων βασιλεὺς ἐγένετο Σαρδίων […].

     Ágrōn mèn gàr ho Nínou toû Bḗlou toû Alkaíou prôtos Hērakleidéōn basileùs egéneto Sardíōn […].

     Agron son of Ninus, son of Belus, son of Alcaeus, was the first Heraclid king of Sardis […].

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ἄγρων; τοῦ Ἄγρωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἄγρων ho Ágrōn
Genitive	τοῦ Ἄγρωνος toû Ágrōnos
Dative	τῷ Ἄγρωνῐ tôi Ágrōni
Accusative	τὸν Ἄγρωνᾰ tòn Ágrōna
Vocative	Ἄγρων Ágrōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Albanian: Agron
• → English: Agron
• → Latin: Agrōn

Further reading

• Agron of Illyria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agron of Lydia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia