Guide/leader
ὁδηγόςStrong’s G3595hodēgos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hodēgos is the Greek word usually translated “guides” and “guide”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
Meaning
Usually translated “guides” and “guide”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- guides 3
- guide 1
- a guide 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
- Matthew 23:24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
- Acts 1:16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
- Romans 2:19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Greek dictionary
ὁδηγός hodēgos · guide/leader
ὁδηγός, -οῦ, ὁ (ὁδός, ἡγέομαι) [in LXX : Est.8:1, Wis.7:15 18:3, 1Ma.4:2, 2Ma.5:15 * ;] a leader on the way, a guide: Act.1:16. Fig., ὁ. τυφλῶν, Rom.2:19; pl., Mat.15:14 23:16, 24.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “guide” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GUIDE, verb transitive
gide.
- To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler, who is not acquainted with the road or course.“The meek will he guide in judgment” Psalms 25:9
- To direct; to order.“He will guide his affairs with discretion.” Psalms 112:5
- To influence; to give direction to.
- To instruct and direct.
All definitions and other forms of “guide”
- To direct; to regulate and manage; to superintend.“I will that the younger women marry, bear children, and guide the house” 1 Timothy 5:14
GUIDE, noun
- A person who leads or directs another in his way or course; a conductor.
- One who directs another in his conduct or course of life.
- A director; a regulator; that which leads or conducts.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.