ἀγλαός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾱ̓́γλᾰος (ā́glăos) — Aeolic

Etymology

According to Beekes, from earlier *ᾱ̓γλᾰϝός (*āglăwós); further relations may include:

to ᾰ̓γᾰ́λλομαι (ăgắllomai, “to delight in; to exult”), γᾰλήνη (gălḗnē, “stillness of the sea”); or
to ᾰ̓γᾰνός (ăgănós, “mild; gentle”), ᾰ̓γαυός (ăgauós, “illustrious; noble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /aː.ɡla.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡlaˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣlaˈos/

Adjective

ᾱ̓γλᾰός • (āglăós) m (feminine ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ or ᾱ̓γλᾰή, neuter ᾱ̓γλᾰόν); first/second declension (chiefly Epic)

splendid; shining

Declension

First and second declension of ᾱ̓γλᾰός; ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́; ᾱ̓γλᾰόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓γλᾰός āglăós	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Genitive	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾶς āglăâs	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn
Dative	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾷ āglăāî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖς āglăaîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîs
Accusative	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ν āglăā́n	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰούς āglăoús	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ς āglăā́s	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Vocative	ᾱ̓γλᾰέ āglăé	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶς āglăôs			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτερος āglăṓteros			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτᾰτος āglăṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ᾱ̓γλᾰός; ᾱ̓γλᾰή; ᾱ̓γλᾰόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓γλᾰός āglăós	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Genitive	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖο ᾱ̓γλᾰόο ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoîo āglăóo āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰῆς āglăês	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖο ᾱ̓γλᾰόο ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoîo āglăóo āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖῐ̈ν āglăoîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖῐ̈ν āglăaîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖῐ̈ν āglăoîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ων ᾱ̓γλᾰέων ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăā́ōn āglăéōn āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn
Dative	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇ āglăēî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖῐ̈ν āglăoîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖῐ̈ν āglăaîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖῐ̈ν āglăoîĭ̈n	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐν ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîsĭ(n) āglăoîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰῇσῐν ᾱ̓γλᾰῇς ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖς āglăēîsĭ(n) āglăēîs āglăaîs	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐν ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖς āglăoîsĭ(n) āglăoîs
Accusative	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰήν āglăḗn	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰούς āglăoús	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ς āglăā́s	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Vocative	ᾱ̓γλᾰέ āglăé	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶς āglăôs			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτερος āglăṓteros			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτᾰτος āglăṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of ᾱ̓γλᾰός; ᾱ̓γλᾰή; ᾱ̓γλᾰόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓γλᾰός āglăós	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Genitive	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰῆς āglăês	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῦ āglăoû	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰέων ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăéōn āglăôn	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶν āglăôn
Dative	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇ āglăēî	ᾱ̓γλᾰῷ āglăōî	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰαῖν āglăaîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖν āglăoîn	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐν āglăoîsĭ(n)	ᾱ̓γλᾰῇσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰῇσῐν āglăēîsĭ(n)	ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐ ᾱ̓γλᾰοῖσῐν āglăoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰήν āglăḗn	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰούς āglăoús	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ς āglăā́s	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Vocative	ᾱ̓γλᾰέ āglăé	ᾱ̓γλᾰή āglăḗ	ᾱ̓γλᾰόν āglăón	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾱ́ āglăā́	ᾱ̓γλᾰώ āglăṓ	ᾱ̓γλᾰοί āglăoí	ᾱ̓γλᾰαί āglăaí	ᾱ̓γλᾰᾰ́ āglăắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓γλᾰῶς āglăôs			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτερος āglăṓteros			ᾱ̓γλᾰώτᾰτος āglăṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ᾱ̓γλαῐ́ᾱ (āglaĭ́ā)
ᾱ̓γλᾰῐ̈́ᾱ (āglăĭ̈́ā)
ᾱ̓γλᾰῐ̈́ζω (āglăĭ̈́zō)
ᾱ̓γλᾰῐ̈́η (āglăĭ̈́ē)
ᾱ̓γλᾰόγυιος (āglăóguios)
ᾱ̓γλᾰόκᾰρπος (āglăókărpos)
Ᾱ̓γλᾰονῐ́κη (Āglăonĭ́kē)
Ᾱγλᾰόπη (Āglăópē)
Ᾱγλᾰοφήμη (Āglăophḗmē)
Ᾱ̓γλᾰοφῶν (Āglăophôn)
Ᾱγλᾰόφωνος (Āglăóphōnos)
ᾱ̓γλᾰοφῶτῐς (āglăophôtĭs)
ᾱ̓γλᾰώψ (āglăṓps)

Related terms

αἴγλη (aíglē)