μάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μάγος, from indeterminate Old Iranian language origin (see Μάγος for details).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /máɡos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /máɣos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /máɣos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /máɣos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /máɣos/

Adjective

μάγος m, μάγος f, μάγον n; second declension; (magos)

1. magical

Inflection

    Second declension of μάγος, μάγον

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μάγος	μάγον		μάγω	μάγω		μάγοι	μάγα
Genitive	μάγου	μάγου		μάγοιν	μάγοιν		μάγων	μάγων
Dative	μάγῳ	μάγῳ		μάγοιν	μάγοιν		μάγοις	μάγοις
Accusative	μάγον	μάγον		μάγω	μάγω		μάγους	μάγα
Vocative	μάγε	μάγον		μάγω	μάγω		μάγοι	μάγα

Noun

μάγος (genitive μάγου) m, second declension; (magos)

1. (common usage) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan
2. (special usage) a Zoroastrian priest

Note: the two meanings overlap in classical usage— both derive from the Greco-Roman identification of "Zoroaster" as the "inventor" of astrology and magic. The first meaning ('magician') derives from the sense of "practitioner of the Zoroaster's craft", and the second meaning ('priest') from the sense of "practitioner of Zoroaster's religion".

Inflection

Second declension of μάγος, μάγου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μάγος	τὼ μάγω	οἱ μάγοι
Genitive	τοῦ μάγου	τοῖν μάγοιν	τῶν μάγων
Dative	τῷ μάγῳ	τοῖν μάγοιν	τοῖς μάγοις
Accusative	τὸν μάγον	τὼ μάγω	τοὺς μάγους
Vocative	μάγε	μάγω	μάγοι

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Joseph Bidez and Franz Cumont, Les Mages hellénises I, Paris, 1973.

• Strong’s concordance number: G3097

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Greek

Noun

μάγος (mágos) m,   plural μάγοι

1. magician
2. wizard, sorcerer

Declension

declension of μάγος

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	μάγος	μάγοι
genitive (γενική)	μάγου	μάγων
accusative (αιτιατική)	μάγο	μάγους
vocative (κλητική)	μάγε	μάγοι

Related terms

• μάγισσα f (“witch”)
• μαγεία f (“magic”)
• μαγεύω (“cast a spell, bewitch”)
• μαγικά (“magically”)
• μάγια f (“ferment, yeast”)