An Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ἄγαλμα ἀγάλλω    1a glory, delight, honour, Il., Attic; ἀγάλματ' ἀγορᾶς mere ornaments of the agora, Eur.    2a pleasing gift, esp. for the gods, Od.    3a statue in honour of a god, Hdt., Attic; an image, as an object of worship, etc., Aesch.; then generally,= ἀνδριάς, any statue, Plat.: also a portrait, picture, ἐξαλειφθεῖσ' ὡς ἄγαλμα Eur.

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