Definition
A wealthy Athenian citizen chosen to finance and train the chorus for dramatic competitions in ancient Greece.
Etymology
From Greek 'choragos,' combining 'choros' (chorus) and 'agein' (to lead), literally 'chorus leader' who became the financial patron.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greeks basically invented the concept of corporate sponsorship—wealthy choragi competed to have the most impressive choruses, and the state actually required them to do it as a civic duty called 'liturgy' (not a religious service, but a public obligation).
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Choral Leader
Chor-al Leader
ARالعربية
رئيس الغناء
ra'īs al-ghinā
CACatalà
choragus
kor-a-gus
CSČeština
choragus
kor-a-gus
DADansk
choragus
kor-a-gus
ELΕλληνικά
χοράγος
hora-gos
ESEspañol
corago
koh-ra-goh
FAفارسی
کُرِیِجِس
ko-ri-jis
FISuomi
choragus
kor-a-gus
FRFrançais
chorague
kor-a-g
HEעברית
קוראגוס
ko-ra-gus
HIहिन्दी
संगीत प्रधान
sangit pradhan
HUMagyar
choragus
kor-a-gus
IDBahasa Indonesia
choragus
kor-a-gus
ITItaliano
chorago
kor-a-go
MSBahasa Melayu
choragus
kor-a-gus
MYမြန်မာ
choragus
kor-a-gus
NLNederlands
choragus
kor-a-gus
NONorsk
choragus
kor-a-gus
PLPolski
choragus
kor-a-gus
PTPortuguês
corago
ko-ra-goh
RORomână
choragus
kor-a-gus
SVSvenska
choragus
kor-a-gus
SWKiswahili
choragus
kor-a-gus
TAதமிழ்
கோராகுசு
ko-ra-gu-su
TEతెలుగు
చోరగస్
cho-ra-gus
TRTürkçe
choragus
kor-a-gus
UKУкраїнська
хора́г
hora-g
VITiếng Việt
choragus
kor-a-gus
ZH中文
合唱团领袖
hé chàng tuán lǐng xiù