ἄγκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ánkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“curve”). Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्क॑स् (áṅkas), Latin ancus and Old Armenian անկիւն (ankiwn, “angle”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

Noun

ᾰ̓́γκος • (ắnkos) n (genitive ᾰ̓́γκεος or ᾰ̓́γκους); third declension

1. bend; hollow
2. mountain glen; dell; valley

   Synonyms: βῆσσᾰ (bêssă), νᾰ́πη (nắpē)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ắnkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ắnkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκη tằ ắnkē
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκους toû ắnkous	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκοῖν toîn ănkoîn	τῶν ᾰ̓γκῶν tôn ănkôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γκει tōî ắnkei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκοῖν toîn ănkoîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν toîs ắnkesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ắnkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ắnkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκη tằ ắnkē
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ắnkos	ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkei	ᾰ̓́γκη ắnkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓́γκος; ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́γκος ắnkos	ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkee / ắnkei	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ắnkeă
Genitive	ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς ắnkeos / ắnkeus	ᾰ̓γκέοιῐ̈ν ănkéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γκέων ănkéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́γκεῐ̈ / ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkeĭ̈ / ắnkei	ᾰ̓γκέοιῐ̈ν ănkéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν / ᾰ̓́γκεσσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσσῐν / ᾰ̓γκέεσσῐ / ᾰ̓γκέεσσῐν ắnkesĭ(n) / ắnkessĭ(n) / ănkéessĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́γκος ắnkos	ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkee / ắnkei	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ắnkeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ắnkos	ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkee / ắnkei	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ắnkeă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος; τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ắnkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ắnkee / ắnkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ tằ ắnkeă
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γκεος / ᾰ̓́γκευς toû ắnkeos / ắnkeus	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκέοιν toîn ănkéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γκέων tôn ănkéōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γκεῐ̈ / ᾰ̓́γκει tōî ắnkeĭ̈ / ắnkei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκέοιν toîn ănkéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γκεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γκεσῐν toîsĭ(n) ắnkesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκος tò ắnkos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει tṑ ắnkee / ắnkei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ tằ ắnkeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκος ắnkos	ᾰ̓́γκεε / ᾰ̓́γκει ắnkee / ắnkei	ᾰ̓́γκεᾰ ắnkeă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον (ắnkĭstron)

Further reading

• “ἄγκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄγκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄγκος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “ἄγκος” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄγκος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἄγκος” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • dale idem, page 193.
  • defile idem, page 205.
  • glade idem, page 360.
  • glen idem, page 362.
  • pass idem, page 595.
  • valley idem, page 943.
• ἄγκος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• Frisk, Hjalmar (1960), “ἄγκος”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 11