Γοργίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γοργός (gorgós, “grim”) +‎ -ίας (-ías, “male name suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡí.aːs/ → /ɣorˈʝi.as/ → /ɣorˈʝi.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡí.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡorˈɡi.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈʝi.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈʝi.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈʝi.as/

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Proper noun

Γοργίᾱς • (Gorgíās) m (genitive Γοργίου); first declension

1. Gorgias
   • 36 BCE – 30 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 12.53.2

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γοργῐ́ᾱς; τοῦ Γοργῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γοργῐ́ᾱς ho Gorgĭ́ās
Genitive	τοῦ Γοργῐ́ου toû Gorgĭ́ou
Dative	τῷ Γοργῐ́ᾳ tôi Gorgĭ́āi
Accusative	τὸν Γοργῐ́ᾱν tòn Gorgĭ́ān
Vocative	Γοργῐ́ᾱ Gorgĭ́ā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• γοργιάζω (gorgiázō)

Descendants

• Greek: Γοργίας (Gorgías)
• Italian: Gorgia
• Latin: Gorgias
• Sicilian: Gorgia

References

• Γοργίας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011