ἀργός(A),ή,όν,
A. shining, glistening,of a goose, Od. 15.161 ; of a sleek, well-fed ox, Il. 23.30 ; in Hom. mostly in the phraseπόδας ἀργοί,of hounds,swift-footed,because all swift motion causes a kind of glancing or flickering light, 18.578 , Od. 2.11 , etc.; κύνες ἀργοί
Il. 1.50
, 18.283 , cf. D.S. 4.41 , Corn. ND 16 .
2. white,
Arist. Top. 149a7 .
II. parox. as pr. n.,Ἄργος,ὁ,name of a dog,Swift-foot,
Od. 17.292 : also of the herdsmanArgus(i.e.bright-eyed,
A. Pr. 567 (lyr.), Supp. 305 ) who was so called from his eyes being ever open andbright.(By dissimilation fromἈργρός,cf. Skt.ṛjrá-, =( 1 )shining,( 2 )swift,Vedic pr. n.[Rnull ]ji-śvan-,lit.= possessing κύνες ἀργοί.)