Argive

[ahr-jahyv, -gahyv]

adjective

of or relating to Argos.

Greek.

noun

a native of Argos.

a Greek.

Origin of Argive

1590–1600; < Latin Argīvus < Greek Argeîos of Argos

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Examples from the Web for argive

Historical Examples of argive

Let him also choose twenty Trojan women, who may be fairest next to Argive Helen.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
Surely Jove must have counselled the destruction of many an Argive.
The Iliad
Homer
Most of the Argive chiefs joined in the proposed expedition.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)
Charles Morris
They walked on in silence to the Argive gate, and then Mitsos stopped.
The Vintage
Edward Frederic Benson
Of the members of the Argive series the latest alone is perfect.
Studies of Travel - Greece
Edward A. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for argive

Argive

adjective

(in Homer, Virgil, etc) of or relating to the Greeks besieging Troy, esp those from Argos

of or relating to Argos or Argolis

a literary word for Greek

noun

an ancient Greek, esp one from Argos or Argolis

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Word Origin and History for argive

Argive

adj.

"of Argos," hence, especially in Homeric usage, "the Greeks," as a byword for Achaean (he describes Agamemnon as king of Argos), 1520s, from Latin Argivus, from Greek Argeios "of Argos."