ἀγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄγω (agō, “I lead”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /aɡɔ͜ɔɡós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /aɣoːɣós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aɣoɣós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aɣoɣós/

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

Adjective

ἀγωγός m, ἀγωγός f, ἀγωγόν n; second declension; (agōgos)

1. leading, guiding
2. (masculine substantive) guide, escort
3. (with πρός (pros) or ἐπί (epi)) leading to
4. drawing, attracting
5. eliciting, evoking

Inflection

    Second declension of ἀγωγός, ἀγωγόν

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀγωγός	ἀγωγόν		ἀγωγώ	ἀγωγώ		ἀγωγοί	ἀγωγά
Genitive	ἀγωγοῦ	ἀγωγοῦ		ἀγωγοῖν	ἀγωγοῖν		ἀγωγῶν	ἀγωγῶν
Dative	ἀγωγῷ	ἀγωγῷ		ἀγωγοῖν	ἀγωγοῖν		ἀγωγοῖς	ἀγωγοῖς
Accusative	ἀγωγόν	ἀγωγόν		ἀγωγώ	ἀγωγώ		ἀγωγούς	ἀγωγά
Vocative	ἀγωγέ	ἀγωγόν		ἀγωγώ	ἀγωγώ		ἀγωγοί	ἀγωγά

Derived terms

• δημαγωγός
• παιδαγωγός

Descendants

• English: galactagogue

References

• LSJ