κάγ
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
poet. form for κατά before γ, κὰγ γόνυ for κατὰ γόνυ, Il.20.458; A κὰγ γόνων Sapph.44; κὰγ γᾶν dub. in SIG179.9 (Boeot., iv B.C.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κάγ: σπάνιον ποιητ. τύπος ἀντὶ τοῦ κατὰ πρὸ τοῦ γ, κὰγ γόνυ ἀντὶ κατὰ γόνυ· κὰγ γόνυ δουρὶ βαλὼν Ἰλ. Υ. 458· κὰγ γόνων Σαπφὼ 25 (50).
French (Bailly abrégé)
p. apocope et assimilation poét. pour κατά devant un γ : κὰγ γόνυ.
English (Autenrieth)
see κατά.
Greek Monotonic
κάγ: Επικ. αντί κατά πριν από το γ, κὰγ γόνυ αντί κατὰ γόνυ, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κάγ: эп. = κατά перед начальной γ следующего слова; только в выраж.: κὰγ γόνυ Hom. (= κατὰ γόνυ) в колено.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
κάγ ep. en Aeol. apoc. van κατά ( voor κ, γ, χ).
