ἄγγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngos, from the root *h₂eng- (“to curve”), though Beekes prefers deriving the word from a Pre-Greek stratum, due to its semantic domain; many words for "vessel" are mentioned by Homer but are loaned from outside Indo-European, possibly one or more Near Eastern languages.^[1] If the latter, it may be cognate with Persian (âme, “inkwell”). Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀐𐁀 (a-ke-a2) (attested only in plural).

Pronunciation

(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

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 ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ắngei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tằ ắngē
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγους toû ắngous	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn ăngoîn	τῶν ᾰ̓γγῶν tôn ăngôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει tōî ắngei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγοῖν toîn ăngoîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîs ắngesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ắngei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγη tằ ắngē
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγει ắngei	ᾰ̓́γγη ắngē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓́γγος; ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει ắngee / ắngei	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
Genitive	ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς ắngeos / ắngeus	ᾰ̓γγέοιῐ̈ν ăngéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓γγέων ăngéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ / ᾰ̓́γγει ắngeĭ̈ / ắngei	ᾰ̓γγέοιῐ̈ν ăngéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν / ᾰ̓́γγεσσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσσῐν / ᾰ̓γγέεσσῐ / ᾰ̓γγέεσσῐν ắngesĭ(n) / ắngessĭ(n) / ăngéessĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει ắngee / ắngei	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει ắngee / ắngei	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
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 / ᾰ̓́γγευς (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ắngee / ắngei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tằ ắngeă
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς toû ắngeos / ắngeus	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn ăngéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γγέων tôn ăngéōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ / ᾰ̓́γγει tōî ắngeĭ̈ / ắngei	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn ăngéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîsĭ(n) ắngesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει tṑ ắngee / ắngei	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tằ ắngeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγεε / ᾰ̓́γγει ắngee / ắngei	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄγγος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 10

“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 (2006–2026)
“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
ἄγγος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄγγος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 10

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