Μάγος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (common) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan
- (common) a Zoroastrian priest. Compare e.g. Herodotus Hist. 1.132f, Xenophon Cyropedia 8.3.11, Porphyry Life of Pythagoras 12, Heraclitus apud Clemens Protrepticus 12, etc.
- (hapax) name of one of the tribes of the Medes. This usage is only attested once; Herodotus Histories 1.101.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ-, *megʰ- (power, be able to, sorcerer, help).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*meh₂gʰ-, *megʰ-
Gloss
power, be able to, sorcerer, help
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力