Agone (Hastings' Dictionary)
1 S 30" 'Three days agone I fell sick.' This is the earlier form of the past part, of the verb agan or agon, ' to pass by,' or ' go on.' Only the part, is found after 1300, and alter Caxton's day this longer form gradually gave place to ago. Chaucer (Troilv^, ii. 410) says — •Of this world the feTth la all agon.' J. Hastings.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Agone
Agone a-gon': In the King James Version of 1Sa 30:13. Old past participle of "to go." the Revised Version (British and American) has "ago," namely, "three days ago," literally, "the third day." ⇒See the definition of agone in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
References
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