αὔγουρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin augur.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβ.ɣur/ → /ˈav.ɣur/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɡur/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaβ.ɣur/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈav.ɣur/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈav.ɣur/

Noun

αὔγουρ • (aúgour) m (genitive αὔγουρος); third declension (Koine)

1. augur (Roman diviner)

   Synonyms: αὔσπῐξ (aúspix), οἰωνῐστής (oiōnistḗs), οἰωνόμᾰντῐς (oiōnómantis), οἰωνοσκόπος (oiōnoskópos)

   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.281a:

     Διὰ τί τῶν ἐπ' οἰωνοῖς ἱερέων, οὓς Αὔσπικας πρότερον, Αὔγουρας δὲ νῦν καλοῦσιν, ᾤοντο δεῖν ἀεὶ τοὺς λαμπτῆρας ἀνεῳγμένους εἶναι, καὶ τὸ πῶμα μὴ ἐπικεῖσθαι;

     Dià tí tôn ep' oiōnoîs hieréōn, hoùs Aúspikas próteron, Aúgouras dè nûn kaloûsin, ṓionto deîn aeì toùs lamptêras aneōigménous eînai, kaì tò pôma mḕ epikeîsthai?

     Why did they think that the priests that take the omens from birds, whom they formerly called Auspices, but now Augures, should always keep their lanterns open and put no cover on them?

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ αὔγουρ; τοῦ αὔγουρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ αὔγουρ ho aúgour	τὼ αὔγουρε tṑ aúgoure	οἱ αὔγουρες hoi aúgoures
Genitive	τοῦ αὔγουρος toû aúgouros	τοῖν αὐγούροιν toîn augoúroin	τῶν αὐγούρων tôn augoúrōn
Dative	τῷ αὔγουρῐ tôi aúgouri	τοῖν αὐγούροιν toîn augoúroin	τοῖς αὔγουρσῐ / αὔγουρσῐν toîs aúgoursi(n)
Accusative	τὸν αὔγουρᾰ tòn aúgoura	τὼ αὔγουρε tṑ aúgoure	τοὺς αὔγουρᾰς toùs aúgouras
Vocative	αὔγουρ aúgour	αὔγουρε aúgoure	αὔγουρες aúgoures
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• αὔγουρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)