Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• χοραγός ‎(khoragós)

Noun

χορηγός • ‎(khorēgós) m ‎(genitive χορηγοῦ); second declension

1. Chorus leader, who could enter the story as a character able to interact with the characters of a play.
2. Generally, the leader of a train or band.
3. In Athens, one who defrays the cost of a performance.
4. Generally, one who supplies financial backing for any endeavour.

Inflection

References

• χορηγός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• χορηγός in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «χορηγός» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • chorus idem, page 131.
  • paymaster idem, page 600.

Greek

Noun

χορηγός • ‎(chorigós) m ‎(plural χορηγοί)

1. sponsor, backer, benefactor (especially for an artistic event)

Declension