Βαγώας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βᾰγῶος (Bagôos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Bagavahyah, from 𐏎 (BG /⁠bagaʰ⁠/, “god”) +‎ *vahyah (“better”). Cognate with Imperial Aramaic 𐡁𐡂𐡅𐡄𐡉 (bgwhy).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡɔ̌ː.aːs/ → /βaˈɣo.as/ → /vaˈɣo.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.ɡɔ̌ː.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈɡo.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈɣo.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈɣo.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈɣo.as/

Proper noun

Βᾰγώᾱς • (Bagṓās) m (genitive Βᾰγώου); first declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Bagoas, a Persian courtier of Alexander the Great

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς; τοῦ Βᾰγώου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς ho Bagṓās
Genitive	τοῦ Βᾰγώου toû Bagṓou
Dative	τῷ Βᾰγώᾳ tôi Bagṓāi
Accusative	τὸν Βᾰγώᾱν tòn Bagṓān
Vocative	Βᾰγώᾱ Bagṓā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βαγώας (Vagóas)
• → Latin: Bagōās
  • → English: Bagoas

Further reading

• Βαγώας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Βαγώας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)