ἀγώνισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀγών (agṓn) +‎ -ισμα (-isma)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ̌ː.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ̌ː.niz.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡo.niz.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣo.niz.ma/

Noun

ἀγώνισμᾰ • (agṓnisma) n (genitive ἀγωνίσμᾰτος); third declension

1. contest
2. (in the plural) brave deeds done in battle
3. feat
4. an object to strive for

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ; τοῦ ἀγωνίσμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ tò agṓnisma	τὼ ἀγωνίσμᾰτε tṑ agōnísmate	τᾰ̀ ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ tà agōnísmata
Genitive	τοῦ ἀγωνίσμᾰτος toû agōnísmatos	τοῖν ἀγωνισμᾰ́τοιν toîn agōnismátoin	τῶν ἀγωνισμᾰ́των tôn agōnismátōn
Dative	τῷ ἀγωνίσμᾰτῐ tôi agōnísmati	τοῖν ἀγωνισμᾰ́τοιν toîn agōnismátoin	τοῖς ἀγωνίσμᾰσῐ / ἀγωνίσμᾰσῐν toîs agōnísmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἀγώνισμᾰ tò agṓnisma	τὼ ἀγωνίσμᾰτε tṑ agōnísmate	τᾰ̀ ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ tà agōnísmata
Vocative	ἀγώνισμᾰ agṓnisma	ἀγωνίσμᾰτε agōnísmate	ἀγωνίσμᾰτᾰ agōnísmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀγώνισμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀγώνισμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀγώνισμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • achievement idem, page 8.
  • case idem, page 116.
  • contention idem, page 167.
  • coruscation idem, page 176.
  • exploit idem, page 295.
  • feat idem, page 313.
  • feather idem, page 313.
  • masterpiece idem, page 517.
  • performance idem, page 607.
  • prize idem, page 642.
  • record idem, page 681.