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{{also|αγών|ἀγῶν|ἄγων}}
==Ancient Greek==
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===Etymology===
{{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}
Corresponding noun of {{cog|grc|ἀγείρω||to gather}}, with later senses from {{m|grc|ἄγω||to lead}}. Compare {{cog|sa|गण||troop, gang, flock, tribe, assembly, company}}; {{cog|grc|ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ ||assembly}}, {{cog|sa|ग्राम||multitude, troop, assembly, collective}}; {{cog|sa|आजि|tr=ājí||race, competition, battle}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA|ᾰγών}}

===Noun===
{{grc-noun|head=ᾰ̓γών|ᾰ̓γῶνος|m|third}}

# a [[gathering]], an [[assembly]]
#* {{Q|grc|Homer|Iliad|23|257|thru=258|quote=αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς αὐτοῦ λαὸν ἔρυκε καὶ ἵζανεν εὐρὺν '''ἀγῶνα'''|t=But Achilles stayed the folk even where they were, and made them to sit in a wide '''gathering'''|transauthor=A. T. Murray}}
# a [[contest]], [[competition]]

====Declension====
{{grc-decl|ᾰ̓γών|ᾰ̓γῶνος}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|grc
|ἀγωνία
|ἀγωνιστής
|ἀγωνίζομαι
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|arc|-|bor=1}}
** {{desc|syc|ܐܓܘܢܐ|tr=ʾaggōnāʾ}}
* {{desctree|xcl|ագոն|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cop|ⲁⲅⲱⲛ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|lbor=1|el|αγών|αγώνας}}
* {{desctree|la|agon|bor=1}}

===Further reading===
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* {{R:Bailly}}
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* {{R:Strong's|G|73}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}
* {{R:LOGEION}}