Strong's Lexicon
G1114
G1114 — γόης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1114 |
|---|---|
| Word: | γόης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from goao "to wail" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | goes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | go'-ace |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a wizard (as muttering spells) 2. (by implication) an imposter |
| KJV Renderings: | seducer |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γόης, γοητος, ὁ (γοάω to bewail, howl);
1. a wailer, howler: Aeschylus choëph. 823 (Hermann, et al. γοητής).
2. a juggler, enchanter (because incantations used to be uttered in a kind of howl).
3. a deceiver, impostor: 2Ti 3:13; (Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and subsequent writers).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
γόης (seducer)
2 Timothy 3:13
- KJV: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived
- GK: πονηροί δε άνθρωποι και γόητες προκόψουσιν επί το χείρον πλανώντες και πλανώμενοι