ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΕΩ, δημαγωγεω
DĒMAGŌGEŌ, dēmagōgeō
Sounds Like: day-mah-go-GEH-oh
Translations: to lead the people, to mislead the people, to stir up the people, to instigate, to incite
From the root: ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'δῆμος' (demos, meaning 'people') and 'ἀγωγός' (agogos, meaning 'leader' or 'leading'). It means to lead the people, often with the connotation of misleading them or stirring them up, particularly for political purposes. It describes the act of a demagogue who sways public opinion, often through emotional appeals rather than rational argument, to achieve their own ends.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1217 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΕΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΗΜΕΝΟΙ — having been led by the people, having been demagogued, having been swayed by the populace, having been misled by popular leaders
- ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΕΙΝ — to lead the people, to mislead the people, to deceive the people, to flatter the people, to be a demagogue
- ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΟΥΝΤΕΣ — leading the people, misleading the people, stirring up the people, agitating the people, flattering the people
- ΔΗΜΑΓΩΓΩΝ — leading the people, misleading the people, stirring up the people, agitating the people, a demagogue, of demagogues
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