ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΥΣ, παιδαγωγους
PAIDAGŌGOUS, paidagōgous
Sounds Like: py-dah-go-GOOS
Translations: tutors, guardians, escorts, instructors
From the root: ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a 'paidagogos', which was a slave or trusted servant in ancient Greece who accompanied a boy from childhood to puberty, overseeing his conduct and taking him to and from school. They were not teachers themselves, but rather guardians or escorts responsible for the boy's moral development and safety. In a broader sense, it can refer to a disciplinarian or an instructor who guides someone towards a goal.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3807 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 4:15
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 4:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΙ — guardians, tutors, schoolmasters, custodians
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΙΣ — (to) tutors, (to) guardians, (to) instructors, (to) schoolmasters
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΝ — guardian, tutor, disciplinarian, instructor, a guardian, a tutor, a disciplinarian, an instructor
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΟΣ — tutor, guardian, instructor, disciplinarian, schoolmaster, a tutor, a guardian, an instructor, a disciplinarian, a schoolmaster
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΩΝ — (of) a guardian, (of) a tutor, (of) a disciplinarian, (of) a trainer, (of) a schoolmaster
- ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΩΝΤΟΝ — of tutors, of guardians, of instructors, of escorts, of trainers, training, guiding, instructing
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