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ἀγαθός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγαθός ἀγαθή ἀγαθόν

Structure: ἀγαθ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.)

Sense

  1. good, brave, noble, moral
  2. fortunate, lucky
  3. useful

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ὅ γε φέρτεροσ ἔστω, ὅσον Κρόνου εὐρύοπα Ζεύσ. (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, , <[Ei)\s A)po/llwna Pu/qion]> 19:3)
  • εἰ γάρ τῷ τὰ τ’ ἔνερθε τὰ θ’ ὑψόθεν ἶσα πέλοιτο, ἦν ἂν Ἀχιλλῆοσ φέρτεροσ Αἰακίδεω. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 97 1:1)
  • , ἐμοῦ δέ κε φέρτεροσ εἰή, εὖ δεδαὼσ πτόλιάσ τε καὶ ἤθεα καὶ νόον ἀνδρῶν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 4712)
  • μὴ σύ γε, μηδ’ εἴ τοι πολὺ φέρτεροσ εἴδεται ὄσσων ἀμφοτέρων, κλεινοῦ κοῦρε Μεγιστοκλέουσ, κἢν στίλβῃ Χαρίτεσσι λελουμένοσ, ἀμφιδονοίησ τὸν καλὸν οὐ γὰρ ὁ παῖσ ἤπιοσ οὐδ’ ἄκακοσ, ἀλλὰ μέλων πολλοῖσι, καὶ οὐκ ἀδίδακτοσ ἐρώτων. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 1221)
  • υἱὸσ Θευδώροιο Τελευτίασ, ὃσ μέγα πάντων φέρτεροσ ἦν, θηρῶν ὅσσον ἐγὼ κέκριμαι. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 4263)

Synonyms

  1. good

  2. fortunate

  3. useful

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