ἀγωνιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnizomai, “I contend for a prize”), from ἀγών (agōn, “contest”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /aɡɔ͜ɔnistɛ͜ɛ́s/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aɣoːnistéːs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aɣonistís/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aɣonistís/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aɣonistís/

Noun

ἀγωνιστής (genitive ἀγωνιστοῦ) m, first declension; (agōnistēs)

1. combatant, rival, contestant
2. pleader, advocate
3. actor
4. master
5. struggler, champion

Inflection

First declension of ἀγωνιστής, ἀγωνιστοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀγωνιστής	ἀγωνιστά	ἀγωνισταί
Genitive	ἀγωνιστοῦ	ἀγωνισταῖν	ἀγωνιστῶν
Dative	ἀγωνιστῇ	ἀγωνισταῖν	ἀγωνισταῖς
Accusative	ἀγωνιστήν	ἀγωνιστά	ἀγωνιστάς
Vocative	ἀγωνιστά	ἀγωνιστά	ἀγωνισταί

Descendants

• English: agonistes "struggler", agonist, antagonist, protagonist
• Greek: αγωνιστής (agonistís)

References

• LSJ