ἄγνος

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See also: αγνός and ἁγνός

Ancient Greek

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ἄγνος illustrated in the Vienna Dioscurides

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄγνος (ágnosf (genitive ἄγνου); second declension

  1. chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus
  2. type of fish
  3. type of bird

Usage notes

The branches of the chaste tree were strewn by young women on their beds at the Thesmophoria. The notion of chastity was an association from the word's similarity to ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste).

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: հագնի (hagni)

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