ἀγαυός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly related to ἀγάομαι (agáomai, to admire) (Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (great)) or ἀγασθαί (agasthaí, to wonder, look at), from ἀ- (a-) + γηθέω (gēthéō, rejoice) (compare also γαῦρος (gaûros, conceited, arrogant)). But, due to the rare υό element, it may be Pre-Greek.

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Adjective

ἀγαυός (agauósm (feminine ἀγαυή, neuter ἀγαυόν); first/second declension

  1. noble, illustrious

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Further reading

  • ἀγαυός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀγαυός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἀγαυός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press