1114. goés
Berean Strong's Lexicon
goés: Sorcerer, enchanter, deceiver

Original Word: γόης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: goés
Pronunciation: go-ace'
Phonetic Spelling: (go'-ace)
Definition: Sorcerer, enchanter, deceiver
Meaning: a conjuror, juggler, sorcerer; a tricky (crafty) deceiver, imposter.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb γοάω (goáō), meaning "to wail" or "to lament."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar practices is Strong's Hebrew 3784 (כָּשַׁף, kashaph), which means "to practice sorcery" or "to enchant."

Usage: The term "goés" refers to a person who practices sorcery or magic, often associated with deception and manipulation. In the New Testament context, it is used to describe individuals who lead others astray through false teachings or supernatural claims that oppose the truth of the Gospel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, sorcery and magic were prevalent practices, often intertwined with religious and superstitious beliefs. Sorcerers, or "goés," were thought to possess special knowledge or powers to influence events, heal, or curse. These practices were condemned in Jewish and early Christian teachings as they were seen as contrary to the worship of the one true God and often involved invoking demonic forces.

HELPS Word-studies

1114 góēs – originally, a sorcerer (in ancient Greek literature); in NT times, 1114 (góēs) is a swindler – a shameless cheat pretending to use supernatural power; an actor (cheap imposter), looking for self-gain, i.e. posing to be someone he isn't.

1114 /góēs ("a charlatan"), used only in 2 Tim 3:13, refers to a seducer (properly, a wailer) – a fraud who "sounds off" like a whining enchanter. This person uses their verbal spells and incantations to give the (false) impression they can do miracles.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from goaó (to wail)
Definition
a wailer, a sorcerer, a swindler
NASB Translation
impostors (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1114: γόης

γόης, γοητος, (γοάω to bewail, howl);

1. a wailer, howler: Aeschylus choëph. 823 (Hermann, et al. γοητής).

2. a juggler, enchanter (because incantations used to be uttered in a kind of howl).

3. a deceiver, impostor: 2 Timothy 3:13; (Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and subsequent writers).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
seducer.

From goao (to wail); properly, a wizard (as muttering spells), i.e. (by implication) an imposter -- seducer.

Forms and Transliterations
γοητες γόητες goetes goētes góetes góētes
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Timothy 3:13 N-NMP
GRK: ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ
NAS: men and impostors will proceed
KJV: and seducers shall wax
INT: men and impostors will advance to

Strong's Greek 1114
1 Occurrence


γόητες — 1 Occ.

















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