No. 214 in Greek

γιώργος

The Greek word "γιώργος" means "farmer" or is a given name equivalent to "George."

In a sentence

Ο Γιώργος πηγαίνει στο σχολείο κάθε πρωί.
George goes to school every morning.
In this sentence, "Γιώργος" is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Ο φίλος μου είναι Γιώργος και μένει δίπλα.
My friend is George and he lives next door.
Here, "Γιώργος" remains a proper noun showing a name, and it's used in a narrative context to identify who the 'friend' is.
Αν μιλήσεις στον Γιώργο, πες του τα νέα.
If you talk to George, tell him the news.
In this example, "Γιώργος" is in the accusative case, adjusting its form to indicate that George is the object of the verb.

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