ἀγωνιστής

See also: αγωνιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “I contend for a prize”) (from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”)) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ᾰ̓γωνῐστής • (ăgōnĭstḗs) m (genitive ᾰ̓γωνῐστοῦ); first declension

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

    Inflection

    First declension of ὁ ᾰ̓γωνῐστής; τοῦ ᾰ̓γωνῐστοῦ (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓γωνῐστής
    ho ăgōnĭstḗs     		τὼ ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́
    tṑ ăgōnĭstā́     		οἱ ᾰ̓γωνῐσταί
    hoi ăgōnĭstaí
    Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓γωνῐστοῦ
    toû ăgōnĭstoû     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖν
    toîn ăgōnĭstaîn     		τῶν ᾰ̓γωνῐστῶν
    tôn ăgōnĭstôn
    Dative τῷ ᾰ̓γωνῐστῇ
    tōî ăgōnĭstēî     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖν
    toîn ăgōnĭstaîn     		τοῖς ᾰ̓γωνῐσταῖς
    toîs ăgōnĭstaîs
    Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓γωνῐστήν
    tòn ăgōnĭstḗn     		τὼ ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́
    tṑ ăgōnĭstā́     		τοὺς ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́ς
    toùs ăgōnĭstā́s
    Vocative ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾰ́
    ăgōnĭstắ     		ᾰ̓γωνῐστᾱ́
    ăgōnĭstā́     		ᾰ̓γωνῐσταί
    ăgōnĭstaí
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: agonistes, agonist
    • Greek: αγωνιστής (agonistís)
    • Old Armenian: ագոնիստայք (agonistaykʻ)

    Further reading

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