ἀλγίων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄλγος (álgos) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

Pronunciation

In Homer:

 

In Aeschylus and Sophocles:

 

Adjective

ἀλγίων (algíōnm or f (neuter ἄλγῐον or ἄλγῑον); third declension

  1. (poetic) comparative degree of ἀλγεινός (algeinós)

Declension