A.very much, chiefly Aeol. Dor. and Trag., not in Hom., rare in Ion., as Hdt.2.173, Hp.Art.4, al., Democr.222; freq. in bad sense, too much:—prov., “μηδὲν ἄ.” Pi.Fr.216 (attributed to Chilo by Arist.Rh.1389b4); “μηδὲν ἄ. σπεύδειν” Thgn.335:—with Verbs, “ἄ. διαστρέψαι” Hp.Fract.8; “ἄ. ἐλευθεροστομεῖς” A.Pr.182; “ἄ. τι ποιεῖν” Pl.R.563e:—with Adjs. either preceding or following, “ἄ. κοῦφος” Hp.Art.4; “ἄ. βαρύς” A.Pers.515; “πιθανὸς ἄ.” Id.Ag.485; with Sup., ἄ. ἀγριωτάτους far the most savage, Ael.NA1.38, cf. 8.13:—with Adv., “ὑπερθύμως ἄ.” A.Eu.824; “ἄ. οὕτω” S.Ph.598; “ὠμῶς ἄ.” X.Vect. 5.6:—with a Subst., “ἡ ἄ. χρημάτων συναγωγή” Democr.222; “ἡ ἄ. σιγή” S.Ant.1251; “ἡ ἄ. ἐλευθερία” Pl.R.564a; without Art., εἰς ἄ. δουλείαν ib. (Cf. ἀγα-.)“ [α^γα_ν” Thgn.219, Orac. ap. Hdt.4.157, A.Eu. 121, etc.; in late poets, α^γα^ν AP5.215.6 (Agath.), 10.51 (Pall.), cf. Eust.1433 fin.]
ἄγαν , Adv.