ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΑΙ, καθηγηται
KATHĒGĒTAI, kathēgētai
Sounds Like: kah-thay-gay-TAI
Translations: teachers, instructors, guides, leaders
From the root: ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who lead the way, guide, or instruct others. It is used to describe someone who holds a position of authority in teaching or leadership, such as a master or a spiritual guide. It is a compound word formed from κατά (kata, 'down, according to') and ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai, 'to lead, to guide').
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2517 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:269
Codex Sinaiticus
- Matthew — 23:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 23:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗΣ — teacher, a teacher, guide, a guide, instructor, an instructor
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