Ἄργος

See also: αργός, Άργος, and ἀργός

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ár.ɡos/ → /ˈar.ɣos/ → /ˈar.ɣos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ár.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɣos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɣos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɣos/

Etymology 1

Usually said to be related to ἀργός (argós, “bright, shining”).

According to Gamkrelidze's hypothesis, ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *egr- (“~ western Georgia”) (cf. Mingrelian მ-არგ-ალი (m-arg-ali, “Mingrelian”), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *m-egr-el-i), a toponym allegedly picked up by the linguistic ancestors of Greeks during their theoretical migration from near the Caucasus, along with Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs) and Ἀργολίς (Argolís). Few other scholars support the proto-Greeks' migration through the Caucasus and Asia Minor, however.

Proper noun

Ἄργος • (Árgos) n (genitive Ἄργεος or Ἄργους); third declension

1. Argos
2. Name of a Doric tribal confederation

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος; τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος tò Árgos
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργους toû Árgous
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓́ργει tôi Árgei
Accusative	τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος tò Árgos
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́ργος Árgos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Ᾰ̓́ργος; Ᾰ̓́ργεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ᾰ̓́ργος Árgos
Genitive	Ᾰ̓́ργεος / Ᾰ̓́ργευς Árgeos / Árgeus
Dative	Ᾰ̓́ργει / Ᾰ̓́ργεῐ̈ Árgei / Árgeï
Accusative	Ᾰ̓́ργος Árgos
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́ργος Árgos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος; τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος tò Árgos
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργεος / Ᾰ̓́ργευς toû Árgeos / Árgeus
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓́ργει / Ᾰ̓́ργεῐ̈ tôi Árgei / Árgeï
Accusative	τὸ Ᾰ̓́ργος tò Árgos
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́ργος Árgos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ἀργεία (Argeía)
• Ἀργεῖος (Argeîos)
• Ἀργόθεν (Argóthen)
• Ἀργολίς (Argolís)
• Ἀργολιστί (Argolistí)
• Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs) (possibly)

Descendants

• Greek: Άργος (Árgos)
• → Latin: Argos

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Ἄργος • (Árgos) m (genitive Ἄργου); second declension

1. Argus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓́ργος; τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓́ργος ho Árgos
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓́ργου toû Árgou
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓́ργῳ tôi Árgōi
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓́ργον tòn Árgon
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́ργε Árge
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Άργος (Árgos)
• → Latin: Argus

Further reading

• “Ἄργος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Ἄργος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἄργος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Ἄργος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Ἄργος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,002