ἄγονος

I unborn, childless

Pass., unborn, Il. 3.40 (which Augustus translated childless, Suet. Oct. 65), E. Ph. 1598, Eub. 107.11.

2 no longer a son

γόνος ἄ. no longer a son, of a horse that mounts his dam, Opp. C. 1.260.

II unfruitful, sterile, without issue, bringing no children to the birth

Act., unfruitful, sterile, of animals both male and female, Hp. Aph. 5.59, Art. 41 (Comp.), Arist. GA 726a3 (Comp.), etc.; γαστήρ Ael. NA 15.9; τόκοισι ἀ. travail without issue, bringing no children to the birth, S. OT 27: metaph., ἄ. ποιητής Plu. Glor.Ath. 2.348b.

b sterile, infertile

of flowers, sterile, or seeds, infertile, Thphr. HP 1.13.4, 1.11.1; ὁμίχλη νεφέλη ἄ., i. e. not producing water, Arist. Mete. 346b35, cf. Ar.Did. p. 451.33D.

c unlucky for begetting children, odd

metaph., ἄ. ἡμέρα, ἔτος a day or year unlucky for begetting children, Hp. Epid. 2.6.8 and 10 (of odd days and years); τὸ ἄ. τῆς ὕλης Plot. 3.6.19, cf. 6.3.8.

d impeding generation

Astrol., impeding generation, ζῴδιον Vett.Val. 10.11.

2 not productive of

c. gen., not productive of, σοφίας Pl. Tht. 150c, cf. 157c; γῆ θηρίων ἄ. Mx. 237d.

III childless

childless, γένος E. HF 888, Hld. 4.12.

IV

ἄγονον, τό, = μυρσίνη ἀγρία, Ps.-Dsc. 4.144; ἄγονος, = ἄγνος, Id. 1.103, Sch. Nic. Th. 71.