ἀργαλέος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

By dissimilation from *ἀλγαλέος (*algaléos), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡa.lé.os/ → /ar.ɣaˈle.os/ → /ar.ɣaˈle.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡa.lé.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡaˈle.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/

Adjective

ἀργᾰλέος • (argaléos) m (feminine ἀργᾰλέᾱ, neuter ἀργᾰλέον); first/second declension

1. hard to bear, difficult to endure, troublesome, vexatious

Declension

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέᾱ; ἀργᾰλέον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργᾰλέος argaléos	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Genitive		ἀργᾰλέου argaléou	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέου argaléou		ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argaléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin		ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn
Dative		ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέᾳ argaléāi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi		ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argaléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin		ἀργᾰλέοις argaléois	ἀργᾰλέαις argaléais	ἀργᾰλέοις argaléois
Accusative		ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέᾱν argaléān	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέους argaléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Vocative		ἀργᾰλέε argalée	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργᾰλέως argaléōs				ἀργᾰλεώτερος argaleṓteros				ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argaleṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέη; ἀργᾰλέον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργᾰλέος argaléos	ἀργᾰλέη argaléē	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Genitive		ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argaléou / argaleoîo / argaléoio / argaleóo / argaléoo	ἀργᾰλέης argaléēs	ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argaléou / argaleoîo / argaléoio / argaleóo / argaléoo		ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argaléai(i)n / argaléēiin	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin		ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλεᾱ́ων / ἀργᾰλεέ͜ων / ἀργᾰλεῶν argaleā́ōn / argaleé͜ōn / argaleôn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn
Dative		ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέῃ argaléēi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi		ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argaléai(i)n / argaléēiin	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin		ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argaléoisi(n) / argaléois	ἀργᾰλέῃσῐ / ἀργᾰλέῃσῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃς / ἀργᾰλέαις argaléēisi(n) / argaléēis / argaléais	ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argaléoisi(n) / argaléois
Accusative		ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέην argaléēn	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέους argaléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Vocative		ἀργᾰλέε argalée	ἀργᾰλέη argaléē	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon		ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō		ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργᾰλέως argaléōs				ἀργᾰλεώτερος argaleṓteros				ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argaleṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀργαλέος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀργαλέος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀργαλέος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • grievous idem, page 373.