ἀγνύς
τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.
English (LSJ)
ῦθος (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr.2.763), ἡ,
A loom-weight, in pl., Plu.2.156b, cf. Poll.7.36.
Spanish (DGE)
v. ἀγνῦθες.
Frisk Etymological English
pl. -ῦθες
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: weaving stones (Plu.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Probably a substr. word. Chantr. Form. 366. Suffixes of the type -υθ- with long vowel are typical of Pre-Greek.
Frisk Etymology German
ἀγνύς: (Plu., Poll., Hdn.),
{agnús}
Forms: pl. -ῦθες
Meaning: Webersteine
Etymology : Unerklärt. Verfehlt Prellwitz KZ 47, 305f. Vgl. Chantraine Formation 366.
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