ἀγωγός

See also: αγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “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 • (ăgōgós) 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 ăgōgós	ᾰ̓γωγόν ăgōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγοί ăgōgoí	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ ăgōgắ
Genitive		ᾰ̓γωγοῦ ăgōgoû	ᾰ̓γωγοῦ ăgōgoû		ᾰ̓γωγοῖν ăgōgoîn	ᾰ̓γωγοῖν ăgōgoîn		ᾰ̓γωγῶν ăgōgôn	ᾰ̓γωγῶν ăgōgôn
Dative		ᾰ̓γωγῷ ăgōgôi	ᾰ̓γωγῷ ăgōgôi		ᾰ̓γωγοῖν ăgōgoîn	ᾰ̓γωγοῖν ăgōgoîn		ᾰ̓γωγοῖς ăgōgoîs	ᾰ̓γωγοῖς ăgōgoîs
Accusative		ᾰ̓γωγόν ăgōgón	ᾰ̓γωγόν ăgōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγούς ăgōgoús	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ ăgōgắ
Vocative		ᾰ̓γωγέ ăgōgé	ᾰ̓γωγόν ăgōgón		ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ	ᾰ̓γωγώ ăgōgṓ		ᾰ̓γωγοί ăgōgoí	ᾰ̓γωγᾰ́ ăgōgắ
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓γωγῶς ăgōgôs			ᾰ̓γωγότερος ăgōgóteros			ᾰ̓γωγότᾰτος ăgōgótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δημᾰγωγός (dēmăgōgós)
• λαρκαγωγός (larkagōgós)
• ὁπλῑτᾰγωγός (hoplītăgōgós)
• παιδᾰγωγός (paidăgōgós)
• προσαγωγός (prosagōgós)
• ὑπᾰγωγός (hupăgōgós)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אגוגא
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܓܘܓܐ

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 (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • escort idem, page 282.
  • guide idem, page 378.
  • leader idem, page 482.