ἀργιόπους

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Ancient Macedonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós).

Martirosyan (2013) reconstructs a pre-form Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵipyós, comparing Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós, vulture), Old Armenian արծուի (arcui, eagle) and Sanskrit ऋजिप्य (ṛjipya, epithet of falcon).[1]

Noun

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ἀργιόπους (argiópousm

  1. (hapax) eagle

Usage notes

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  • Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
    • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
      ἀργιόπους· ἀετός. Μακεδόνες
      argiópous; aetós. Makedónes
      argiópous: an eagle, according to the Macedonians

References

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  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2013) “The place of Armenian in the Indo-European language family: the relationship with Greek and Indo-Iranian”, in Journal of Language Relationship, volume 10, number 1, →DOI, pages 85–138

Further reading

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