2001 Translation

GOĒTEIAN, goēteian

Sounds Like: go-ay-TEY-an

Translations: sorcery, magic, a sorcery, a magic, enchantment, trickery, imposture

From the root: ΓΟΗΤΕΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the practice of sorcery, magic, or enchantment, often implying a deceptive or fraudulent element. It can also denote trickery or imposture, suggesting a charlatan's art. It is used to describe the use of spells, charms, or other magical means to influence events or people, or more broadly, any form of deception or trickery.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1177 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:4

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 13:286, 15:320

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΟΗΤΕΙΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΓΟΗΤΕΙΑ — deception, a deception, trickery, sorcery, magic, a charm, enchantment
• ΓΟΗΤΕΙΑΣ — of deception, of imposture, of trickery, of sorcery, of seduction, of delusion
• ΓΟΗΤΙΑΣ — (of) imposture, (of) trickery, (of) sorcery, (of) deception

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