γόης, ητος, ὁ,
sorcerer, wizard, Phoronis 2, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.33, 4.105, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 380d, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.29 W.; γ. ἐπῳδὸς Λυδίας ἀπὸ χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 234, compare “Hipp.” 1038 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; probably falsa lectio for{βοῇσι} [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.191. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 juggler, cheat, δεινὸς γ. καὶ φαρμακεὺς καὶ σοφιστής [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 203d; δεινὸν καὶ γ. καὶ σοφιστὴν.. ὀνομάζων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.276; ἄπιστος γ. πονηρός [prev. author] 19.109; μάγος καὶ γ. 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.137 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative γοητότερος [[ 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 6.7 (assuming variant)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]. (Cf. Lithuanian žavēti 'incantare'.)