ἄγγος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngos, from the root *h₂eng- (“to curve”). Alternatively from a Pre-Greek stratum; many words for "vessel" are mentioned by Homer but are loaned from outside Indo-European, possibly one or more Near Eastern languages. If the latter, it may be cognate with Persian آمه (āme, “inkwell”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /áŋ.ɡos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
Noun
ἄγγος • (ángos) n (genitive ἄγγεος or ἄγγους); third declension
- vessel (to hold liquids), vat, pitcher, bucket, pail, wine-bowl
- (for dry substances) cradle, cinerary urn, casket, coffin
- (of body parts) womb, stomach
- shell of the longhorn beetle
- cell of a honey-comb
Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγους (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos | τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ángei | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tà ángē | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγους toû ángous | τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn angoîn | τῶν ᾰ̓γγῶν tôn angôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει tôi ángei | τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn angoîn | τοῖς ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîs ángesi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos | τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ángei | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tà ángē | ||||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓́γγος ángos | ᾰ̓́γγει ángei | ᾰ̓́γγη ángē | ||||||||||
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Third declension of ᾰ̓́γγος; ᾰ̓́γγεος (Epic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ᾰ̓́γγος ángos | ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee | ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea | ||||||||||
Genitive | ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς ángeos / ángeus | ᾰ̓γγέοιν angéoin | ᾰ̓γγέων angéōn | ||||||||||
Dative | ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ ángei / ángeï | ᾰ̓γγέοιν angéoin | ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν ángesi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | ᾰ̓́γγος ángos | ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee | ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea | ||||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓́γγος ángos | ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee | ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea | ||||||||||
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Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος (Ionic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos | τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ángei / ángee | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tà ángea | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς toû ángeos / ángeus | τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn angéoin | τῶν ᾰ̓γγέων tôn angéōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ tôi ángei / ángeï | τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn angéoin | τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîsi(n) ángesi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos | τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ángei / ángee | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tà ángea | ||||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓́γγος ángos | ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee | ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
Further reading
- “ἄγγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄγγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἄγγος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἄγγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄγγος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἄγγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “ἄγγος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ark idem, page 40.
- basin idem, page 64.
- box idem, page 92.
- bucket idem, page 102.
- can idem, page 110.
- casket idem, page 116.
- chest idem, page 129.
- cinerary urn idem, page 132.
- cradle idem, page 181.
- jar idem, page 461.
- pail idem, page 588.
- phial idem, page 610.
- pitcher idem, page 615.
- safe idem, page 730.
- urn idem, page 940.
- vessel idem, page 949.
- Reece, Homer's Winged Words: The Evolution of Early Greek Epic Diction in the Light of Oral Theory