ἄγκος

ἄγκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ánkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“curve”). Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्कस् (áṅkas), Latin ancus and Old Armenian անկիւն (ankiwn, “angle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /áŋ.kos/ → /ˈaŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈaŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /áŋ.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/

Noun

ᾰ̓́γκος • (ánkos) n (genitive ᾰ̓́γκεος or ᾰ̓́γκους); third declension

1. a bend, hollow: hence, mountain glen, dell, valley

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ánkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ánkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκη tà ánkē
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκους toû ánkous	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκοῖν toîn ankoîn	τῶν ᾰ̓γκῶν tôn ankôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γκει tôi ánkei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκοῖν toîn ankoîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν toîs ánkesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ánkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ánkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκη tà ánkē
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ánkos	ᾰ̓́γκει ánkei	ᾰ̓́γκη ánkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓́γκος; ᾰ̓́γκεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́γκος ánkos	ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε ánkei / ánkee	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ánkea
Genitive	ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς ánkeos / ánkeus	ᾰ̓γκέοιν ankéoin	ᾰ̓γκέων ankéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεῐ̈ ánkei / ánkeï	ᾰ̓γκέοιν ankéoin	ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν ánkesi(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́γκος ánkos	ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε ánkei / ánkee	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ánkea
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ánkos	ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε ánkei / ánkee	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ánkea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ánkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε tṑ ánkei / ánkee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ tà ánkea
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς toû ánkeos / ánkeus	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκέοιν toîn ankéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γκέων tôn ankéōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεῐ̈ tôi ánkei / ánkeï	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκέοιν toîn ankéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν toîsi(n) ánkesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ánkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε tṑ ánkei / ánkee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ tà ánkea
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ánkos	ᾰ̓́γκει / ᾰ̓́γκεε ánkei / ánkee	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ánkea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἄγκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄγκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄγκος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄγκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄγκος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄγκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • dale idem, page 193.
  • defile idem, page 205.
  • glade idem, page 360.
  • glen idem, page 362.
  • pass idem, page 595.
  • valley idem, page 943.