Βαγώας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Βᾰγῶος (Băgôos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Bagavahyah, from 𐏎 (BG /⁠bagaʰ⁠/, “god”) +‎ *vahyah (“better”). Cognate with Imperial Aramaic 𐡁𐡂𐡅𐡄𐡉 (bgwhy).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βᾰγώᾱς • (Băgṓās) m (genitive Βᾰγώου); first declension

  1. a male given name, Bagoas, from Old Persian, a Persian courtier of Alexander the Great

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς; τοῦ Βᾰγώου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς
ho Băgṓās
Genitive τοῦ Βᾰγώου
toû Băgṓou
Dative τῷ Βᾰγώᾳ
tōî Băgṓāi
Accusative τὸν Βᾰγώᾱν
tòn Băgṓān
Vocative Βᾰγώᾱ
Băgṓā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Βαγώας (Vagóas)
  • → Latin: Bagōās

Further reading

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*bagāvahyah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 59
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 141
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