ἄγγαρος
ἄγγᾰρος,
ὁ, in Persia,
II). as Adj.,
ἄ. πῦρ the
courier flame, of beacon fires,
A. Ag. 282 ;
ἄ. ἡμίονοι posting-mules,
Lib. Or. 18.143 . (Assyr.
agarru, 'hired labourer'.)
ShortDef
a mounted courier
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Headword (normalized):
ἄγγαρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αγγαρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-383
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄγγᾰρος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, in Persia, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mounted courier</span>, for carrying royal dispatches, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.126 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:6:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:6:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.6.17 </a>, Theopomp. Hist. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:106/canonical-url/"> 106 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> term of abuse ( = <span class="ref greek">φορτηγός</span> ) <span class="quote greek">, ἄ. ὄλεθρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 2 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span></span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:1:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:1.129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 1.129 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Adj., <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. πῦρ</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">courier</span> flame, of beacon fires, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:282" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:282/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 282 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ἡμίονοι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">posting-mules</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:18:143" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:18.143/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 18.143 </a>. (Assyr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">agarru</span>, \'hired labourer\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}