ἄγγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngos, from the root *h₂eng- (“to curve”). Alternatively from a Pre-Greek stratum; many words for "vessel" are mentioned by Homer but are loaned from outside Indo-European, possibly one or more Near Eastern languages. If the latter, it may be cognate with Persian آمه (âme, “inkwell”). Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀐𐁀 (a-ke-ha) (attested only in plural).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /áŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈaŋ.ɡos/ → /ˈaŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /áŋ.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡos/

Noun

ἄγγος • (ángos) n (genitive ἄγγεος or ἄγγους); third declension

1. vessel (to hold liquids), vat, pitcher, bucket, pail, wine-bowl
   1. (for dry substances) cradle, cinerary urn, casket, coffin
   2. (of body parts) womb, stomach
   3. shell of the longhorn beetle
   4. cell of a honey-comb

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ángei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tà ángē
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγους toû ángous	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn angoîn	τῶν ᾰ̓γγῶν tôn angôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει tôi ángei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn angoîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîs ángesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ángei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tà ángē
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ángos	ᾰ̓́γγει ángei	ᾰ̓́γγη ángē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓́γγος; ᾰ̓́γγεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́γγος ángos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea
Genitive	ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς ángeos / ángeus	ᾰ̓γγέοιν angéoin	ᾰ̓γγέων angéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ ángei / ángeï	ᾰ̓γγέοιν angéoin	ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν ángesi(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́γγος ángos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ángos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ángei / ángee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tà ángea
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς toû ángeos / ángeus	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn angéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γγέων tôn angéōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ tôi ángei / ángeï	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn angéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîsi(n) ángesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ángos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ángei / ángee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tà ángea
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ángos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ángei / ángee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ángea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)

Further reading

• “ἄγγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄγγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄγγος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄγγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄγγος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄγγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἄγγος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ark idem, page 40.
  • basin idem, page 64.
  • box idem, page 92.
  • bucket idem, page 102.
  • can idem, page 110.
  • casket idem, page 116.
  • chest idem, page 129.
  • cinerary urn idem, page 132.
  • cradle idem, page 181.
  • jar idem, page 461.
  • pail idem, page 588.
  • phial idem, page 610.
  • pitcher idem, page 615.
  • safe idem, page 730.
  • urn idem, page 940.
  • vessel idem, page 949.
• Reece, Homer's Winged Words: The Evolution of Early Greek Epic Diction in the Light of Oral Theory