ἀργιόπους

Ancient Macedonian

Alternative forms

αἰγίποψ (aigípops)

Etymology

Unknown. Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós).

Martirosyan (2013) reconstructs a pre-form Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵipyós, comparing Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós, “vulture”), Old Armenian արծուի (arcui, “eagle”) and Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipya, “epithet of falcon”).[1]

Noun

ἀργιόπους (argiópous) m

(hapax) eagle

Usage notes

Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
  ἀργιόπους· ἀετός. Μακεδόνες
  argiópous; aetós. Makedónes
  argiópous: an eagle, according to the Macedonians

References

Martirosyan, Hrach (2013) “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship, volume 10, number 1, →DOI, pages 85–138

Further reading

Hesychius' Lexicon: α
ἀργιόπους in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“ἀργιόπους”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011

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