Ἀργειφόντης

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COMPOUND: Ἀργειφόντης, -ου
CATEGORIZATION: N [N+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘Argeïphontes’ of Hermes, ‘murder of Argo’
ETYMOLOGY: Ἄργει (Ἄργος) ‘Argo’ + noun root φον- (φόνος) ‘murder’ + nomen agentis suf. -της
OCCURRENCE Il. II, 103; XVI, 181; XXI, 497; XXIV, 24, 109, 153, 182, 339, 345, 378, 389, 410, 432, 445; Od. I, 38, 84; V, 43, 49, 75, 94, 145, 148; VIII, 338; X, 302, 331; XXIV, 99
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: nom. m. sg., gen. sg., dat. sg., acc. sg. 
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: subordinate (argument-N) – tatpuruṣa (N-governing)
NOTES: uncertain etimology; case form (dative) as first member?