ἀγωγός

ἀγωγός

See also: αγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “I lead”).

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔː.ɡós/ → /a.ɣoˈɣos/ → /a.ɣoˈɣos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔː.ɡós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡoˈɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈɣos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈɣos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣoˈɣos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γωγός • (agōgós) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓γωγόν); second declension

1. leading, guiding
2. (masculine substantive) guide, escort
3. (with πρός (prós) or ἐπί (epí)) leading to
4. drawing, attracting
5. eliciting, evoking

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓γωγός; ᾰ̓γωγόν (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓γωγός agōgós	ᾰ̓γωγόν agōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγοί agōgoí	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ agōgá
Genitive		ᾰ̓γωγοῦ agōgoû	ᾰ̓γωγοῦ agōgoû		ᾰ̓γωγοῖν agōgoîn	ᾰ̓γωγοῖν agōgoîn		ᾰ̓γωγῶν agōgôn	ᾰ̓γωγῶν agōgôn
Dative		ᾰ̓γωγῷ agōgôi	ᾰ̓γωγῷ agōgôi		ᾰ̓γωγοῖν agōgoîn	ᾰ̓γωγοῖν agōgoîn		ᾰ̓γωγοῖς agōgoîs	ᾰ̓γωγοῖς agōgoîs
Accusative		ᾰ̓γωγόν agōgón	ᾰ̓γωγόν agōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγούς agōgoús	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ agōgá
Vocative		ᾰ̓γωγέ agōgé	ᾰ̓γωγόν agōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ agōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγοί agōgoí	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ agōgá
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓γωγῶς agōgôs			ᾰ̓γωγότερος agōgóteros			ᾰ̓γωγότᾰτος agōgótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δημᾰγωγός (dēmagōgós)
• λαρκαγωγός (larkagōgós)
• ὁπλῑτᾰγωγός (hoplītagōgós)
• παιδᾰγωγός (paidagōgós)
• προσαγωγός (prosagōgós)
• ὑπᾰγωγός (hupagōgós)

 

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אגוגא‎
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܓܘܓܐ‎
• English: galactagogue

References

• “ἀγωγός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀγωγός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀγωγός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀγωγός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • escort idem, page 282.
  • guide idem, page 378.
  • leader idem, page 482.