Laocoön

Λαοκόων (Laokoon) is a dithematic name, of which the first element consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".

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The second element is derived from κοῶ (koo), which is a contracted form of the Greek verb κοέω (koeo) meaning "to know, to be aware" as well as "to mark, to perceive, to hear". One source derives the second element from the closely related verb ἀκούω (akouo) meaning "to hear, to listen". [noted -ed]

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All in all, the meaning of this name must be something along the lines of "to listen to the people" or even "a perceptive people".

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Also compare the partially related name Ἱπποκόων (Hippokoon), which is featured in the Submitted Names Database.

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SOURCES USED:
- https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B1%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%89%CE%BD (in English; states that the name consists of λαός and κοέω)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AD%CF%89#Derived_terms (in English; connects the name to κοέω)
- see the entry for Laokoon at Pavlos' Etymologica: http://web.archive.org/web/20120325073626/http://www.etymologica.com/page16.htm (in English)
- κοέω (koeo) meaning "to know, to be aware" as well as "to mark, to perceive, to hear":
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=koe%2Fw&la=greek&can=koe%2Fw (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AD%CF%89#Ancient_Greek (in English)
• https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AD%CF%89 (in English; mentions that κοῶ is the contracted form)
- ἀκούω (akouo) meaning "to hear, to listen":
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=a)kou%2Fw&la=greek&can=a)kou%2Fw (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%80%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%89#Ancient_Greek (in English)
• https://lsj.gr/wiki/%E1%BC%80%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%89 (in English)