Βαγαῖος

See also: βαγαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Bagaya (literally “godly”), from 𐏎 (BG, “god”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡâi̯.os/ → /βaˈʝɛ.os/ → /vaˈʝe.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.ɡâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈɡɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈʝɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈʝe.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈʝe.os/

Proper noun

Βᾰγαῖος • (Bagaîos) m (genitive Βᾰγαίου); second declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Bagaeus, an Achaemenid nobleman

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Βᾰγαῖος; τοῦ Βᾰγαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βᾰγαῖος ho Bagaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Βᾰγαίου toû Bagaíou
Dative	τῷ Βᾰγαίῳ tôi Bagaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Βᾰγαῖον tòn Bagaîon
Vocative	Βᾰγαῖε Bagaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Bagaeus

Further reading

• Βαγαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)