ΚΑΘΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ, καθηγουμενου
KATHĒGOUMENOU, kathēgoumenou
Sounds Like: kah-thay-goo-MEH-noo
Translations: of a leader, of a guide, of a teacher, of a director, of a chief, of a superior
From the root: ΚΑΘΗΓΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun or participle 'καθηγούμενος' (kathēgoumenos), meaning 'leader,' 'guide,' or 'teacher.' It refers to someone who leads the way, directs, or instructs others. In a sentence, it would indicate possession or origin, often translated with 'of' (e.g., 'the wisdom of the leader'). It can also function as a substantive, referring to the person themselves.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2519 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:122
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΗΓΕΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΗΓΕΙΤΑΙ — leads, guides, directs, conducts
- ΚΑΘΗΓΕΟΜΑΙ — to lead, to guide, to instruct, to teach
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΓΟΥΜΑΙ — to preside, to lead, to be a leader, to be a guide
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