agēns

ag--ēns

agens^[1] (to poioun): das Tätige, Wirkende, Princip des Wirkens. »agens est nobilius patiente« (AUGUSTINUS, THOMAS, Sum. th. I, 79, 2) = aei timiôteron to poioun tou paschontos (ARISTOTELES, De an. III, D, 430a 18). Vgl. Action.

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of agō (“do, make”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡens/, [ˈäɡẽːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒens/, [ˈäːd͡ʒens]

Participle

agēns (genitive agentis); third-declension one-termination participle

doing, acting, making
driving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	agēns		agentēs	agentia
Genitive	agentis		agentium
Dative	agentī		agentibus
Accusative	agentem	agēns	agentēs agentīs	agentia
Ablative	agente agentī¹		agentibus
Vocative	agēns		agentēs	agentia

↑ Quelle: Eisler, Rudolf: Wörterbuch der philosophischen Begriffe, Band 1. Berlin 1904, S. 19. Permalink: http://www.zeno.org/nid/20001779036 Lizenz: Gemeinfrei

[1] Quelle: Eisler, Rudolf: Wörterbuch der philosophischen Begriffe, Band 1. Berlin 1904, S. 19. Permalink: http://www.zeno.org/nid/20001779036 Lizenz: Gemeinfrei

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