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ăgōn (noun M) = ἀγών:
* Gen.ῶνοςa contest or combat in the public games: gymnicus,Plin. Ep. 4, 22: non esse restituendum Viennensibus agona,id. ib. 4, 22 fin.: musicus,Suet. Ner. 22; so id. ib. 23.—Hence, prov.: nunc demum agon est = νῦν γάρ ἐστιν ἀγών, now we must act, now is the time for action, Suet. Ner. 45.
* Gen.ῶνοςa contest or combat in the public games: gymnicus,Plin. Ep. 4, 22: non esse restituendum Viennensibus agona,id. ib. 4, 22 fin.: musicus,Suet. Ner. 22; so id. ib. 23.—Hence, prov.: nunc demum agon est = νῦν γάρ ἐστιν ἀγών, now we must act, now is the time for action, Suet. Ner. 45.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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Agon
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