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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: ἄγρα Medium diacritics: ἄγρα Low diacritics: άγρα Capitals: ΑΓΡΑ
Transliteration A: ágra Transliteration B: agra Transliteration C: agra Beta Code: a)/gra

English (LSJ)

Ion. ἄγρη, ἡ,

   A hunting, the chase, (never in Il.), ἄγρην ἐφέπειν Od.12.330; χαίρουσι δέ τ' ἀνέρες ἄγρῃ 22.306; ἐς ἄγρας ἰέναι E.Supp. 885; ἄ. ἀνθρώπων Pl.Lg.823e; ἁλιαδᾶν ἔχων ἀΰπνους ἄγρας S.Aj. 880 (lyr.).    2 way of catching, Pi.N.3.81, Hdt.2.70.    II quarry, prey, Hes.Th.442; ἄγραν ὤλεσα A.Eu.148 (lyr.); εὔκερως ἄ. S.Aj. 64, cf. 407 (pl.); Μελέαγρε, μελέαν γάρ ποτ' ἀγρεύεις ἄ. E.Fr.517; game, Hdt.1.73, etc.; of fish, draught, take, Ev.Luc.5.9: metaph., δορὸς ἄγρα A.Th.322 (lyr.).    III Ἄγρα, ἡ, title of Artemis at Athens, Pl.Phdr.229c; τὰ ἐν Ἄγρας (sc. μυστήρια) Paus. Gr.Fr.13; τὰ πρὸς Ἄγραν IG2.315; μήτηρ ἐν Ἄγρας ib.273:—also Ἄγραι, αἱ, the precinct of Artemis Agra, Paus.1.19.6, St. Byz., AB334, etc. (With ἄγρα : ἄγρια cf. θήρα : θηρία.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 22] (verw. ἀγρέω, αἱρέω), Jagd, Fang, Hom. Od. 22, 306 χαίρουσι δέ τ' ἀνέρες ἄγρῃ, von gef. Vögeln; 12, 330 ἄγρην ἐφέπεσκον, ἰχθῦς ὄρνιθάς τε, φίλας ὅ τι χεῖρας ἵκοιτο. Vgl. Pind. N. 3, 72. Auch sonst sowohl das Jagen selbst, θήρευσις καὶ ἄγρα Plat. Legg. VII, 824 a, als das Gefangene, die Beute. Bei Her. 1, 73 u. Plat. Lys. 206 a das Wild, δυσαλωτοτέραν τὴν ἄγραν ποιεῖν.