ἀγαυός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἀγαυή, ἀγαυόν, in Hom. almost always of kings or heroes,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[illustrious]], [[noble]], κήρυκες Il.3.268; Περσεφόνεια Od.11.213; [[πομπῆες]] [[noble]] guides, 13.71, cf. Pi.''P.''4.72; once in Trag., Πέρσαις ἀγαυοῖς A.''Pers.''986 (lyr.): Sup. -ότατος Od.15.229.<br><span class="bld">2</span> of things, [[brilliant]], [[glorious]], δῶρον ''h.Merc.''442; θρόος Pi.''Pae.''9.36; especially of stars, Arat.71, al., Man.2.14 (Sup.):—in late Prose, Hierocl.''in CA''4p.425M. (Perh. α intens., [[γαίω]], cf. Hdn.Gr.2.166.)

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[admirable]], [[noble]] (Il.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Acc. to Schwyzer IF 30, 430ff., Aeolic = <b class="b3">ἀγα-Ϝός</b>; perhaps to [[ἄγαμαι]]. Ruijgh Lingua 25, 1970, proposes expressive gemination of the F. But a (IE or Greek) suffix <b class="b2">-u̯o-</b> is doubtful (Chantr. Form. 124: "le suffixe était mort en grec"); so perhaps the word is Pre-Greek. Differently Curtius 172, Solmsen KZ 29, 111, Burger REIE 1, 447ff.