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ἀγών-ιος

agonios1

of, belonging to the contest, its

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ἀγών-ιος · agōn-ios — LSJ

of, belonging to the contest, its, president of games, decider of the contest, in assembly, who presided over the great games

of or belonging to the contest, ἄεθλος ἀ. its prize, Pi. I. 5(4).7; εὖχος Id. O. 10(11).63; πούς Simon. 29:— epith. of Hermes as president of games, Pi. I. 1.60, cf. IG 5(1).658; of Zeus as decider of the contest, S. Tr. 26:—ἀ. θεοί, in A. Ag. 513, Supp. 189, 242, Pl. Lg. 783a, either gods in assembly, or the gods who presided over the great games (Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, and Hermes), = ἀγοραῖοι θ., Eust. 1335.58.

2 pause from battle, strenuous rest

ἀγωνίῳ σχολᾷ S. Aj. 104, either pause from battle, or strenuous rest (oxymoron, cf. Sch.).

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