G3807Greekpaidagōgoὺs
παιδαγωγοὺς
a boy-leader, i.e., a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, (figuratively) a tutor ("paedagogue"))
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Old Testament
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New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a tutor i.e., a guardian and guide of boys
Etymology & Derivation
from g3816 and a reduplicated form of g0071
Scholarly Notes
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.