ἄγγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

• (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

1. 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 tôi 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 (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ắngei / ắngee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
Genitive	ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς ắngeos / ắngeus	ᾰ̓γγέοιν ăngéoin	ᾰ̓γγέων ăngéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ ắngei / ắngeĭ̈	ᾰ̓γγέοιν ăngéoin	ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν ắngesĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ắngei / ắngee	ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ ắngeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ắngei / ắngee	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 (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ắngei / ắngee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tằ ắngeă
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́γγεος / ᾰ̓́γγευς toû ắngeos / ắngeus	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn ăngéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γγέων tôn ăngéōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεῐ̈ tôi ắngei / ắngeĭ̈	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγέοιν toîn ăngéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́γγεσῐ / ᾰ̓́γγεσῐν toîsĭ(n) ắngesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγος tò ắngos	τὼ ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε tṑ ắngei / ắngee	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγεᾰ tằ ắngeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγος ắngos	ᾰ̓́γγει / ᾰ̓́γγεε ắngei / ắngee	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)

Further reading

• “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 (2006–2025)
• “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