παιδαγωγός

Strong's Definition

a boy-leader, i.e. a servantwhose office it was to take the children to school (by implication,(figuratively) a tutor ("pædagogue") &#8212 instructor, schoolmaster.

Detailed Meaning

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.

Part of Speech

masculine noun

KJV Translation Counts

schoolmaster(2x) instructor(1x)

Related Words

G3816 | παῖς | servant, child, son (Christ), son, manservant, maid, maiden, young man