Αργος , εος , τό , name of several Greek cities, Ἄ. Ἀχαιϊκόν Il. 9.141 ; Ἄ. Πελασγικόν 2.681 , etc.; ἄργος = πεδίον acc. to Str. 8.6.9 , cf. Dionys. Epic. ap. St.Byz. s.v. Δ ώτιον , Call. Fr. 45 :—hen
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Αργος , εος , τό , name of several Greek cities, Ἄ. Ἀχαιϊκόν Il. 9.141 ; Ἄ. Πελασγικόν 2.681 , etc.; ἄργος = πεδίον acc. to Str. 8.6.9 , cf. Dionys. Epic. ap. St.Byz. s.v. Δ ώτιον , Call. Fr. 45 :—hen
shining, glistening, 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 swi
not working the ground, ἀργός(B),όν, laterή,όν Arist. EN 1167a11 , Mete. 352a13 , Thphr. Lap. 27 , Ath.Mech. 12.11 , etc.: ( contr. fromἀεργός):—prop. A. not working the ground, Hdt. 5.6 ;idle, laz
white-legged κνήμ-αργος,ον, A. white-legged, Theoc. 25.127 .
greedy, gluttonous λαίμ-αργος,ον, A. greedy, gluttonous, Id. HA 591b1 , Thphr. CP 1.22.1 , etc.; λ. πρὸς τὴν τροφήν Arist. PA 675a20 .Adv.-γως , ἐσθίειν Stob. 4.56 . 34 .
swift-footed, πόδ-αργος,ον, A. swift-footed,or acc. to otherswhite-footed(cf. Aret. SD 2.13 ;ποδάργης: λευκόπους, Hsch. ), Lyc. 166 :Πόδαργος,ὁ,SwiftfootorWhitefoot,a horse of Hector, also of Menela
white-rump πῡ́γ-αργος,ὁ, A. white-rump, name of a kind of antelope, Hdt. 4.192 , LXX De. 14.5 , Ael. NA 7.19 . II. a kind ofeagle, perh.Circus cyaneus, Arist. HA 618b19 ; opp.ὁ μελάμπυγος, Archil. 1
ἀργικός , ή , όν , = ἀργός (B), θάκοις ἀ. καθήμενοι E. Fr. 795 codd. Stob. ἀργικός,ή,όν, A. = ἀργός (B), θάκοις ἀ. καθήμενοι E. Fr. 795 codd. Stob.
Πελασγικός , ή , όν , Pelasgian , Ζεῦ ἄνα Δωδωναῖε, Πελασγικέ Il. 16.233 ; τὸ Π. Ἄργος 2.681 , cf. Hdt. 1.56 , Str. 5.2.4 , 9.5.15 ; = Argive , E. Ph. 107 :—also Πελάσγιος , A. Supp. 634 (lyr.), E. IA
careless, negligent, ἀμελ-ής(A), [ᾰ],ές,(μέλει) A. careless, negligent, Ar. Lys. 882 , X. Mem. 2.6.19 ; φιλοπότης τε κἀμελής Eup. 208 ; ἀργὸς . . καὶ ἀ. Pl. R. 421d , etc.Adv. -λῶς carelessly,
regain for oneself, recover, ἀνακτάομαι,fut. -ήσομαι:pf. A. ἀνέκτημαι S. Fr. 358 :—regain for oneself, recover, τυραννίδα, ἀρχὴν ἀ. ὀπίσω, Hdt. 1.61 , 3.73 ; Ἄργος ἐς ἑωυτοὺς ἀ. ὀπίσω 6.83 ; δῶ
idle, ἄπεργος,ον, A. idle, f.l. for ἀργός , Artem. 1.42 . II. obsolete, Phld. Rh. 1.354 S.
leave far behind, ἀποπρο-λείπω, A. leave far behind, Ἄργος ἀποπρολιπών Hes. Fr. 144 , cf. A.R. 1.1285 , Hermesian. 7.21 , 44 .
slayer of Argus, Ἀργειφόντ-ης,ου,ὁ, voc. A. -φόντα h.Hom. 29.7 , Orph. H. 28.3 , Luc. Tim. 32 : (Ἄργος, Φόνος):—slayer of Argus,epith. of Hermes, Od. 1.38 , al., Hes. Op. 77 , etc.: variously expl
to be unemployed, do nothing, ἀργέω,fut. -ήσω:aor. A. ἤργησα BGU 698.4 (ii A.D.):pf. ἤργηκα POxy. 1160.14 (iii/iv A.D.): (ἀργός, ἀεργός):—to be unemployed, do nothing, Hp. Mochl. 23 , E. Ph. 6
white, shining, ἀργήεις,εσσα,εν: Dor. ἀργάεις, contr. ἀργᾶς, gen.ᾶντος: (v.ἀργός):— A. white, shining, ταῦρον ἀργᾶντα Pi. O. 13.69 ;ἐν ἀργάεντι( v.l. ἀργινόεντι ) μαστῷ Id. P. 4.8 ;οἰωνός . .
bright-shining, white, ἀργῐνόεις,εσσα,εν, A. = ἀργός ,bright-shining, white,epith. of Lycastus and Camirus, from their lying onchalkyhills, Il. 2.647 , 656 ; νῆσοι Ἀργινοῦσαι X. HG 1.6.27 ; of mil
serpent, ἀργόλας,α,ὁ, a kind of A. serpent, Suid. ; cf.ἀργῆς. II. v. Ἄργος:
Argo, Ἀργώ,όος, contr. οῦς,ἡ, (ἀργός, ή, όν) A. Argo,the ship in which Jason sailed to Colchis,the Swift,first in Od. 12.70 :—Adj. Ἀργῷος,α,ον,of the Argo, δόρυ, σκάφος, E. Andr. 793 (lyr.), Med. 4
sheat-fish, Silurus γλάνις[ᾰ], ὁ(ἡ Paus. 4.34.2 ), orγλᾰνίς( Hsch. , also expld. as, A. = ἀργός ), gen.ιδος Ephipp. 12.1 , Mnesim. 4.32 ;γλάνιος( v.l. γλάνεως ) Arist. HA 568b22 , al.: acc. γλάνιν
step in ἐμβᾰτ-εύω, A. step inoron, frequent, haunt: c. acc., of tutelary gods, νῆσος . . ἣν ὁ φιλόχορος Πὰν ἐμβατεύει A. Pers. 449 , cf. E. El. 595 ; Πὰν Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἐμβατεύων Cratin. 321 ;
with water in it, holding water, ἔνυδρος,ον, (ὕδωρ) A. with water in it, holding water, ἔ. τεῦχος,i.e. a bath, A. Ag. 1128 (lyr.); of countries,well-watered, Ἄργος ἔ. Hes. Fr. 24 ; Αἴγυπτος ἐοῦσα
of a horse ἵππιος,α,ον, (ἵππος) poet. form ofἵππειος(q. v.), A. of a horseorhorses,λόφοιcrestsof horsehair, Alc. 15.2 ;σθένος ἵ. Pi. P. 2.12 ;Ἄργος ἵ. (cf.ἱππόβοτος) Id. I. 7(6).11 , B. 18.15 ;δρομεύ
go νοστ-έω, A. goorcome home, return, ν. ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν Od. 1.290 , Epic. ap. Plu. 2.297b ;ν. οἴκαδε, οἶκόνδε, ὅνδε δόμονδε, Il. 4.103 , 5.687 , Od. 1.83 : c. acc.,ν. Ἄργος, οἶκον, S. OC 1386