ἀγωγή
Etym. ἄγω
I. "a carrying away, carriage", Hdt., etc.; πρὸς τὰς ἀγωγὰς χρῆσθαι ὑποζυγίοις Plat.
b. intr., τὴν ἀγωγὴν ἐποιεῖτο pursued his "voyage", Thuc.: "movement", τοῦ ποδός Plat.
2. "a bringing to or in", ὑμῶν ἡ ἐς τοὺς ὀλίγους ἀγ. your "bringing" us "before" the council, Thuc.
3. "a carrying off, abduction", Aesch., Soph.
II. "a leading towards" a point, "guiding", ἵππου Xen.
2. "the leading" of an army, Plat.; ἐν ταῖς ἀγ. on "marches", Xen.
3. "a training, education", Plat., etc.; of plants, "culture", Theophr.