ἄγαν

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. NA 1.38, 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‐.)[αγαν Thgn. 219, Orac. ap. Hdt. 4.157, A. Eu. 121, etc.; in late poets, αγαν AP 5.215.6 (Agath.), 10.51 (Pall.), cf. Eust. 1433 fin.]