ἀγών

See also: αγών, ἀγῶν, and ἄγων

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 6 August 2013

Etymology

From ἄγω (ágō, I lead). Confer Sanskrit आजि (ājí, race, competition, battle).

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Noun

ᾰ̓γών (agṓn) m (genitive ᾰ̓γῶνος); third declension

  1. a gathering, an assembly
    • Homer, The Iliad, 257-258
      αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς αὐτοῦ λαὸν ἔρυκε καὶ ἵζανεν εὐρὺν ἀγῶνα [...]
      But Achilles stayed the folk even where they were, and made them to sit in a wide gathering [...] - A.T. Murray translation
  2. a contest, competition

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