Paidagogos

pahee-dag-o-gos'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Paidagogos 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.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
paidagwgovß
Origin
from (3816) and a reduplicated form of (71)
Strong's Number
3807
TDNT Entry
5:596,753

KJV Word Usage

schoolmaster
2
instructor
1
Total
3

KJV Verse Count

Total
3

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Paidagogos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .