2001 Translation

OURAGOI, ouragoi

Sounds Like: oo-RAH-goy

Translations: rearguards, those bringing up the rear, those in the rear

From the root: ΟΥΡΑΓΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to those who bring up the rear of an army or a procession, serving as a rearguard. It is a compound word formed from 'οὐρά' (oura), meaning 'tail' or 'rear', and 'ἄγω' (ago), meaning 'to lead' or 'to bring'. Thus, it literally means 'tail-leader' or 'one who leads the rear'. They are typically responsible for protecting the main body from attack from behind.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3769 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 6:17
• Book Five — 2:3

From the same root

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

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.

• ΟΥΡΑΓΙΑΝ — rear guard, a rear guard, (of) a rear guard
• ΟΥΡΑΓΙΑΣ — of the rear-guard, of the last, of the one bringing up the rear
• ΟΥΡΑΓΟΙ — rearguard, a rearguard, those in the rear, those bringing up the rear

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