γόης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γοάω (goáō, “to groan, wail”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡó.ɛːs/ → /ˈɣo.is/ → /ˈɣo.is/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡó.ɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.e̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.is/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.is/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.is/

Noun

γόης • (góēs) m (genitive γόητος); third declension

1. sorcerer, wizard

   Synonyms: μᾰ́γος (mắgos), φᾰρμᾰκεύς (phărmăkeús)

2. juggler, cheat

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γόης; τοῦ γόητος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γόης ho góēs	τὼ γόητε tṑ góēte	οἱ γόητες hoi góētes
Genitive	τοῦ γόητος toû góētos	τοῖν γοήτοιν toîn goḗtoin	τῶν γοήτων tôn goḗtōn
Dative	τῷ γόητῐ tôi góētĭ	τοῖν γοήτοιν toîn goḗtoin	τοῖς γόησῐ / γόησῐν toîs góēsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν γόητᾰ tòn góētă	τὼ γόητε tṑ góēte	τοὺς γόητᾰς toùs góētăs
Vocative	γόης góēs	γόητε góēte	γόητες góētes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Further reading

• “γόης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γόης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• γόης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γόης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)