ἄγαλμα

See also: άγαλμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγάλλομαι (agállomai, “to be proud, exult in”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.ɡal.ma/ → /ˈa.ɣal.ma/ → /ˈa.ɣal.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡal.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡal.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣal.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣal.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣal.ma/

Noun

ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ • (ágalma) n (genitive ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτος); third declension

1. honor, glory, pride, delight
2. a statue, a bust

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ; τοῦ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ tò ágalma	τὼ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτε tṑ agálmate	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ tà agálmata
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτος toû agálmatos	τοῖν ᾰ̓γᾰλμᾰ́τοιν toîn agalmátoin	τῶν ᾰ̓γᾰλμᾰ́των tôn agalmátōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτῐ tôi agálmati	τοῖν ᾰ̓γᾰλμᾰ́τοιν toîn agalmátoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰσῐ / ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰσῐν toîs agálmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ tò ágalma	τὼ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτε tṑ agálmate	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ tà agálmata
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γᾰλμᾰ ágalma	ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτε agálmate	ᾰ̓γᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ agálmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: άγαλμα (ágalma)

Further reading

• “ἄγαλμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄγαλμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄγαλμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• ἄγαλμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adornment idem, page 13.
  • boast idem, page 86.
  • bust idem, page 106.
  • decoration idem, page 202.
  • effigy idem, page 263.
  • embellishment idem, page 267.
  • figure idem, page 319.
  • glory idem, page 363.
  • honour idem, page 404.
  • idol idem, page 414.
  • image idem, page 416.
  • jewel idem, page 463.
  • light idem, page 490.
  • ornament idem, page 580.
  • painting idem, page 589.
  • picture idem, page 611.
  • pride idem, page 640.
  • scene idem, page 738.
  • sketch idem, page 780.
  • statue idem, page 813.