ἀγήνωρ

See also: Ἀγήνωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγα- (aga-, great) or ἄγω (ágō, lead) + -ήνωρ (-ḗnōr, man). See ἄγαν (ágan) and ἀνήρ (anḗr).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀγήνωρ • (agḗnōr) m or f (neuter ); third declension

  1. manly, bold, heroic

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀγηνορία (agēnoría, manliness; courage)

Further reading

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