ὁδηγός

See also: οδηγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὁδός (hodós, way, road, route) and ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, to guide), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (to seek out, look for, track).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὁδηγός • (hodēgós) m (genitive ὁδηγοῦ); second declension

  1. guide, helper, instructor, teacher; one who accompanies and shows the way
  2. guider, leader, conductor, driver, pilot; one who drives or leads the way forward
    Synonym: ὁδηγητήρ (hodēgētḗr)

Inflection

  • ὁδηγέω (hodēgéō)
  • ὁδήγησις (hodḗgēsis)
  • ὁδηγητήρ (hodēgētḗr)
  • ὁδηγητής (hodēgētḗs)
  • ὁδηγητικός (hodēgētikós)
  • ὁδηγήτρια (hodēgḗtria)
  • ὁδηγία (hodēgía)
  • ὁδηγῶ (hodēgô)

Descendants

  • Greek: οδηγός (odigós) (semi-learned)

Further reading

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