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|Full diacritics=ἀγαυός
|Medium diacritics=ἀγαυός
|Low diacritics=αγαυός
|Capitals=ΑΓΑΥΟΣ
|Transliteration A=agauós
|Transliteration B=agauos
|Transliteration C=agavos
|Beta Code=a)gauo/s
|Definition=ή, όν, in Hom. almost always of kings or heroes, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">illustrious, noble</b>, κήρυκες <span class="bibl">Il.3.268</span>; Περσεφόνεια <span class="bibl">Od.11.213</span>; <b class="b3">πομπῆες</b> <b class="b2">noble</b> guides, <span class="bibl">13.71</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.72</span>; once in Trag., Πέρσαις ἀγαυοῖς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>986</span> (lyr.): Sup. -ότατος <span class="bibl">Od.15.229</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, <b class="b2">brilliant, glorious</b>, δῶρον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>442</span>; θρόος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Pae.</span>9.36</span>; esp. of stars, <span class="bibl">Arat.71</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Man.2.14</span> (Sup.):—in late Prose, <span class="bibl">Hierocl.<span class="title">in CA</span>4p.425M.</span> (Perh. α intens., <b class="b3">γαίω</b>, cf. Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.166</span>.)</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-0010.png Seite 10]] ή, όν (Αγαμαι, vgl. γαιω, γαυρός, aaudeo, also Wurzel γαF, VLL. [[ἔνδοξος]]), nur p., verehrungswürdig, Περσεφόνεια Od. 11, 213. 226; Beiwort vieler Helden: erlaucht; ganzer Völker, geachtet, berühmt, z. B. Φαίηκες Od. 13, 304, Τρῶες Il. 10, 563; θεράποντες 13, 281, κήρυκες 3, 268, μνηστῆρες Od. oft, die erlauchten; πομπῆες, treffliche Geleiter, Od. 13, 71; superlat. ἀγαυότατος Odyss. 15, 229. Νηλέα τε μεγάθυμον, ἀγαυότατον ζωόντων. – Hes. οὐρανίωνες, Th. 462; Aesch. Πέρσαι, Pers. 948; Pind. Αἰολίδαι, P. 4, 72; Φυλεύς, Theocr. 25, 55; Orph. oft. Bei Arat. Phaen. 71 u. Maneth. II, 14. 131, ἀγαυότατος ζωδιακός, hell.
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|lstext='''ἀγαυός''': -ή, -όν, Παρ’ Ὁμήρῳ σχεδὸν ἀείποτε ἐπὶ βασιλέων ἤ ἡρώων, [[ἔνδοξος]], [[εὐγενής]], ἐπιφανὴς τὴν καταγωγήν, ἀγ. κήρυκες, Ἰλ. Γ. 268· μνηστῆρες, Φαίηκες, Ὀδ.· ἀγαυὴ Περσεφόνεια, Ὀδ. Λ, 213· πομπῆες ἀγαυοὶ = εὐγενεῖς, ἐξαίρετοι ὁδηγοί, Ὀδ. Ν. 71· [[ὡσαύτως]] παρὰ Πινδ. Π. 4. 127· καὶ [[ἅπαξ]] παρὰ τραγικοῖς, Πέρσαις ἀγαυοῖς, Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 986 (Λυρ.): - Ὑπερθ. -ότατος, Ὀδ. Ο, 229. 2) ὡς κύρ. ὀνόματα, Ἀγαυός, Ἀγαυή, Ἰλ. Ἡσ., οὐχὶ δὲ Ἄγαυος, Ἀγαύη· ἴδε Ἀρκάδ. 45 καὶ 103. Lehrs de Stud. Aristarch. σ. 293. (περὶ τῆς ῥίζης ὅρα [[γαίω]]).
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|btext=ή, όν :<br />digne d’admiration, noble, magnifique.<br />'''Étymologie:''' ἀ- augm., R. ΓαϜ, briller.
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