ἀργός
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 phrase
πόδας 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 .
II). parox. as pr. n.,
Ἄργος, name of a dog,
Swift-foot, Od. 17.292 : also of the herdsman
Argus (i.e.
bright-eyed, A. Pr. 567 (lyr.),
Supp. 305 ) who was so called from his eyes being ever open and
bright. (By dissimilation from
Ἀργρός, cf. Skt.
ṛjrá-, = (
1 )
shining, (
2 )
swift, Vedic pr. n.
[Rnull ]ji-śvan-, lit. =
possessing κύνες ἀργοί.)
ShortDef
shining, bright, glistening
not working the ground, living without labour
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Headword (normalized):
ἀργός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αργος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-14817
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀργός</span> (A), <span class="itype greek">ή</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shining, glistening,</span> of a goose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.161/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.161 </a>; of a sleek, well-fed ox, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.30 </a>; in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> mostly in the phrase <span class="foreign greek">πόδας ἀργοί,</span> of hounds, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swift-footed,</span> because all swift motion causes a kind of glancing or flickering light, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:578" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18.578/canonical-url/"> 18.578 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.11 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">κύνες ἀργοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.50 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:283" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.283/canonical-url/"> 18.283 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4.41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 4.41 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0654.tlg002:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0654.tlg002:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Corn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">ND</span> 16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">white,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:149a:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:149a.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Top.</span> 149a7 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> parox. as pr. n., <span class="foreign greek">Ἄργος, </span> name of a dog, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Swift-foot,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:292" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.292/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.292 </a>: also of the herdsman <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Argus</span> (i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bright-eyed,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:567" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:567/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 567 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:305" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:305/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 305 </a>) who was so called from his eyes being ever open and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bright.</span> (By dissimilation from <span class="foreign greek">Ἀργρός,</span> cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ṛjrá-,</span> = (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shining,</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> 2 </a>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swift,</span> Vedic pr. n. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">[Rnull ]ji-śvan-,</span> lit. = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">possessing</span> <span class="foreign greek">κύνες ἀργοί.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}