Word study · Greek

góēs

impostors

Say it: GO-ace (approximate)

γόης

What it means

A sorcerer, an impostor, a swindler (originally one who howls spells). In 3:13, "evil men and impostors." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • ImpostorA fraud.
  • SorcererOne who casts spells.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "Evil men and impostors" (3:13). The word means sorcerer, swindler; it appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1114 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources