Ἀγαθός
good
Translated by William Hutton31 Mar 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
From a)/ghmi, a)/gamai, [come] a)gasto/s [and] a)gaqo/s .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀγαθός· παρὰ τὸ ἄγημι, ἄγαμαι, ἀγαστὸς καὶ ἀγαθός.
Betacode
*)agaqo/s: para\ to\ a)/ghmi, a)/gamai, a)gasto\s kai\ a)gaqo/s.
Notes
- For the headword see also alpha 121 (likewise masculine), alpha 118, alpha 119 (neuter).
The present entry seems to assert an etymological connection betweena)gaqo/s ('good') and these other words. The others are apparently interrelated:a)/ghmi seems to be an active version of the attesteda)/gamai ('wonder at, admire'), anda)gasto/s means 'admired'. All are connected with the prefixa)ga- . The derivation ofa)gaqo/s from the same prefix is not accepted nowadays, but scholars do not agree on any other derivation either.