Ἀγών
contest, training, arena
Translated by Malcolm Heath7 Jul 1999Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
Training with a view to competitions.1 [sc. Also attested is the accusative case] a)gw=na ; and Homer [sc. uses this term for] the actual place where the competition takes place.2 Thucydides in [book] 5 [writes]: "he came into the arena and garlanded the charioteer."3