paidagogos <3807>
paidagwgov paidagogos
| Pronunciation | : | pahee-dag-o-gos' |
| Origin | : | from 3816 and a reduplicated form of 71 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 5:596,753 |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Greek | : | paidagwgon 1, paidagwgouv 1, paidagwgov 1 |
| In NET | : | a guardian 1, guardian 1, guardians 1 |
| In AV | : | schoolmaster 2, instructor 1 |
| Count | : | 3 |
| Definition | : |
1) a tutor i.e. a guardian and guide of boys. Among the Greeks and the Romans the name was applied to trustworthy slaves who were charged with the duty of supervising the life and morals of boys belonging to the better class. The boys were not allowed so much as to step out of the house without them before arriving at the age of manhood. from 3816 and a reduplicated form of 71; a boy-leader, i.e. a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, (figuratively) a tutor ("paedagogue")): KJV -- instructor, schoolmaster. see GREEK for 3816 see GREEK for 71 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
