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Ἀγωγόν · escorting (α 324) · Suda

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Near α324

α320conveyance
α321deportment, carriage, upbringing
α322freight
α323transporting, transportable
α324escorting
α325for leading
α326envying
α327contest, training, arena
α328contest-judges

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Ἀγωγόν

escorting

Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Mar 2001Vetting: high10 revisions

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3 notes · 27 words

Translation

[Meaning] leading.¹
And the Pisidian [writes]: "he turned to the channels of the Tigris."² The statement [is] about Chosroes.³
Also [sc. attested is] a)gwgou/s ["escorts"], [meaning] guides.⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀγωγόν· ἐπακτικόν. καὶ Πισίδης· πρὸς τοὺς ἀγωγοὺς ἐτράπη τοῦ Τίγριδος. περὶ Χοσρόου ὁ λόγος. καὶ Ἀγωγοὺς, προπομπούς.

Betacode

*)agwgo/n: e)paktiko/n. kai\ *pisi/dhs: pro\s tou\s a)gwgou\s e)tra/ph tou= *ti/gridos. peri\ *xosro/ou o( lo/gos. kai\ *)agwgou\s, propompou/s.

Notes (3)

[1] Same equivalence in other lexica; references at Photius alpha309 Theodoridis. The headword, presumably quoted from somewhere (there numerous possibilities), is masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative/accusative singular of the adjective (also used as a substantive, as the present entry illustrates) a)gwgo/s; see LSJ s.v.
2George of Pisidia, Heraclius' Expedition 3 fr. 49 Tartaglia. As Tartaglia notes (236, n.95), the Pisidian's fragments 48-53 relate to the final weeks of Chosroes II's rule up until his overthrow and execution on February 28, 628. See next note and related entries at alpha 1510 and upsilon 204. ↩
3On Chosroes II, see generally chi 418 note. ↩
4Masculine accusative plural of the headword, again extracted from somewhere -- perhaps Thucydides 2.12.2, which generated scholiastic comment.

References

L. Tartaglia, ed., Carmi di Giorgio di Pisidia, (Torino 1998)

Linked from1 entry

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Neighbouring entries

α322Ἀγώγιονfreight α323Ἀγώγιμον καὶ Ἀγώγιμοςtransporting, transportable α324Ἀγωγόνescorting α325Ἀγωαῖοςfor leading α326Ἀγώμενοςenvying

Revision history10 revisions · last 27 Jul 2025

27 Jul 2025expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
23 Jul 2025name spelling tweak, after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
23 Jul 2025augmented n.2 and n.3 — Ronald Allen
9 Apr 2015expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
26 Nov 2014tweak — Catharine Roth
19 Aug 2013 — David Whitehead
6 Jan 2012augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Apr 2002modified translation; added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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16 Mar 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀγωγόν (Adler number alpha 324), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 16 Mar 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/324

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗