ἀγρονόμος

See also: αγρονόμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀγρόνομος (agrónomos)

Etymology

From ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) +‎ νέμω (némō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡro.nó.mos/ → /a.ɣroˈno.mos/ → /a.ɣroˈno.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡro.nó.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡroˈno.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣroˈno.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣroˈno.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣroˈno.mos/

Adjective

ἀγρονόμος • (agronómos)

1. pasturing or dwelling in the country
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 6.105–106:

     τῇ δέ θ᾽ ἅμα νύμφαι, κοῦραι Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο,
     ἀγρονόμοι παίζουσι, γέγηθε δέ τε φρένα Λητώ.

     têi dé th᾽ háma númphai, koûrai Diòs aigiókhoio,
     agronómoi paízousi, gégēthe dé te phréna Lētṓ.

     With her the nymphs, daughters of Zeus who bears the aegis,
     dwelling in the country play around, and Leto rejoices in her heart.

Inflection

Second declension of ἀγρονόμος; ἀγρονόμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀγρονόμος agronómos	ἀγρονόμον agronómon		ἀγρονόμω agronómō	ἀγρονόμω agronómō		ἀγρονόμοι agronómoi	ἀγρονόμᾰ agronóma
Genitive		ἀγρονόμου agronómou	ἀγρονόμου agronómou		ἀγρονόμοιν agronómoin	ἀγρονόμοιν agronómoin		ἀγρονόμων agronómōn	ἀγρονόμων agronómōn
Dative		ἀγρονόμῳ agronómōi	ἀγρονόμῳ agronómōi		ἀγρονόμοιν agronómoin	ἀγρονόμοιν agronómoin		ἀγρονόμοις agronómois	ἀγρονόμοις agronómois
Accusative		ἀγρονόμον agronómon	ἀγρονόμον agronómon		ἀγρονόμω agronómō	ἀγρονόμω agronómō		ἀγρονόμους agronómous	ἀγρονόμᾰ agronóma
Vocative		ἀγρονόμε agronóme	ἀγρονόμον agronómon		ἀγρονόμω agronómō	ἀγρονόμω agronómō		ἀγρονόμοι agronómoi	ἀγρονόμᾰ agronóma
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀγρονόμως agronómōs			ἀγρονομώτερος agronomṓteros			ἀγρονομώτᾰτος agronomṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀγρονόμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press