ἠγάθεος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾱ̓γάθεος (āgátheos) — Doric

Etymology

ἀγα- (aga-) +‎ θεός (theós) with metrical lengthening of the first syllable.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛː.ɡá.tʰe.os/ → /iˈɣa.θe.os/ → /iˈɣa.θe.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛː.ɡá.tʰe.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e̝ˈɡa.tʰe.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈɣa.θe.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈɣa.θe.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈɣa.θe.os/

Adjective

ἠγάθεος • (ēgátheos) m (feminine ἠγᾰθέη, neuter ἠγάθεον); first/second declension

1. (chiefly Epic) most holy (of places)

Declension

First and second declension of ἠγᾰ́θεος; ἠγᾰθέη; ἠγᾰ́θεον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἠγᾰ́θεος ēgắtheos	ἠγᾰθέη ēgăthéē	ἠγᾰ́θεον ēgắtheon		ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō	ἠγᾰθέᾱ ēgăthéā	ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō		ἠγᾰ́θεοι ēgắtheoi	ἠγᾰ́θεαι ēgắtheai	ἠγᾰ́θεᾰ ēgắtheă
Genitive		ἠγᾰθέου / ἠγᾰθεοῖο / ἠγᾰθέοιο / ἠγᾰθεόο / ἠγᾰθέοο ēgăthéou / ēgătheoîo / ēgăthéoio / ēgătheóo / ēgăthéoo	ἠγᾰθέης ēgăthéēs	ἠγᾰθέου / ἠγᾰθεοῖο / ἠγᾰθέοιο / ἠγᾰθεόο / ἠγᾰθέοο ēgăthéou / ēgătheoîo / ēgăthéoio / ēgătheóo / ēgăthéoo		ἠγᾰθέοιῐν ēgăthéoiĭn	ἠγᾰθέαιν / ἠγᾰθέαιῐν / ἠγᾰθέῃῐν ēgăthéai(ĭ)n / ēgăthéēiĭn	ἠγᾰθέοιῐν ēgăthéoiĭn		ἠγᾰθέων ēgăthéōn	ἠγᾰθεᾱ́ων / ἠγᾰθεέ͜ων / ἠγᾰθεῶν ēgătheā́ōn / ēgătheé͜ōn / ēgătheôn	ἠγᾰθέων ēgăthéōn
Dative		ἠγᾰθέῳ ēgăthéōi	ἠγᾰθέῃ ēgăthéēi	ἠγᾰθέῳ ēgăthéōi		ἠγᾰθέοιῐν ēgăthéoiĭn	ἠγᾰθέαιν / ἠγᾰθέαιῐν / ἠγᾰθέῃῐν ēgăthéai(ĭ)n / ēgăthéēiĭn	ἠγᾰθέοιῐν ēgăthéoiĭn		ἠγᾰθέοισῐ / ἠγᾰθέοισῐν / ἠγᾰθέοις ēgăthéoisĭ(n) / ēgăthéois	ἠγᾰθέῃσῐ / ἠγᾰθέῃσῐν / ἠγᾰθέῃς / ἠγᾰθέαις ēgăthéēisĭ(n) / ēgăthéēis / ēgăthéais	ἠγᾰθέοισῐ / ἠγᾰθέοισῐν / ἠγᾰθέοις ēgăthéoisĭ(n) / ēgăthéois
Accusative		ἠγᾰ́θεον ēgắtheon	ἠγᾰθέην ēgăthéēn	ἠγᾰ́θεον ēgắtheon		ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō	ἠγᾰθέᾱ ēgăthéā	ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō		ἠγᾰθέους ēgăthéous	ἠγᾰθέᾱς ēgăthéās	ἠγᾰ́θεᾰ ēgắtheă
Vocative		ἠγᾰ́θεε ēgắthee	ἠγᾰθέη ēgăthéē	ἠγᾰ́θεον ēgắtheon		ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō	ἠγᾰθέᾱ ēgăthéā	ἠγᾰθέω ēgăthéō		ἠγᾰ́θεοι ēgắtheoi	ἠγᾰ́θεαι ēgắtheai	ἠγᾰ́θεᾰ ēgắtheă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἠγᾰθέως ēgăthéōs				ἠγᾰθεώτερος ēgătheṓteros				ἠγᾰθεώτᾰτος ēgătheṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἠγάθεος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἠγάθεος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἠγάθεος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἠγάθεος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press