αγών

αγών

See also: ἀγών, ἀγῶν, and ἄγων

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Noun

αγών • (agón) m (plural αγώνες)

1. (dated) drudgery (of an event or match)

Usage notes

The αγών is the suffering bit of the star of a Greek tragedy. Oedipus's αγών is the slow realization that he is the husband of his mother. Hence agony.

Declension

declension of αγών

	singular	plural
nominative	αγών •	αγώνες •
genitive	αγώνος •	αγώνων •
accusative	αγώνα •	αγώνες •
vocative	αγών •	αγώνες •

Related terms

• αγώνας m (agónas, “struggle, match”)