LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Agēnō̆r

Agēnō̆r m sg (genitive Agēnoris)
Classical[aˈɡeː.noːr]Ecclesiastical[aˈd͡ʒɛː.nor]

Meaning

  1. GreekAgenor (king of Phoenicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAgēnōr—
genitiveAgēnoris—
dativeAgēnorī—
accusativeAgēnorem—
ablativeAgēnore—
vocativeAgēnōr—

Ăgēnor, ŏris, m., = Ἀγήνωρ,
I. a son of Belus, king of Phœnicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido; hence, poet., Agenoris urbs, i. e. Carthage, Verg. A. 1, 338.—Agenore natus, i. e. Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 51; 97; 257.—Whence, derivv.
1. ăgēnŏrĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Agenor: bos, i. e. Jupiter, who, in the form of a bull, carried off Europa, the daughter of Agenor, Ov. F. 6, 712: aëna, Phœnician, Sil. 7, 642; cf. Mart. 10, 16.—Also for Carthaginian (cf. Agenor), Sil. 1, 14: nepotes, i.e. the Carthaginians, id. 17, 404: ductor, i.e. Hannibal, id. 17, 392.—
2. ăgēnŏrĭdēs, ae, patr. m., a male descendant of Agenor.
I. His son Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 8; so id. ib. 3, 81; 90; 4, 562; id. P. 1, 3, 77.—
II. Perseus, whose grandfather, on the mother's side, Danaüs, was descended from Agenor, Ov. M. 4, 771.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγήνωρ (Agḗnōr).

Descendants
  • FrenchAgénor
  • ItalianAgenore
  • PortugueseAgenor
  • SicilianAgènuri

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAgenorAgenor (Ἀγήνωρ). 1. A son of Poseidon and Libya, king of Phoenicia, and twin-brother of Belus. (Apollod. 2.1.4.) He married Telephassa, by whom he bec…

Quick answers

What does Agēnō̆r mean in Latin?
Agēnō̆r, a proper noun, means “Agenor (king of Phoenicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido).”.
What is the genitive of Agēnō̆r?
The genitive singular is Agēnoris. Agēnō̆r is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Agēnō̆r?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡeː.noːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈd͡ʒɛː.nor].