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ἀγωγός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγωγός ἀγωγός ἀγωγόν

Structure: ἀγωγ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gw

Sense

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

Declension

First/Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἀγωγότερον δὲ τῶνδε καὶ βιαιότερον εὐφόρβιον ξύν τινι τῶνδε μιχθέν· ἀτὰρ καὶ ἐλαίοισι δὲ μίσγεται γλευκίνῳ, σικυωνίῳ, ἢ τῷ ἀπὸ στύρακοσ μύρῳ. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU XRONIWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 31)

Synonyms

  1. leading

  2. guide

  3. drawing

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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