Guardian
παιδαγωγόςStrong’s G3807paidagōgos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paidagōgos is the Greek word usually translated “guardians” and “trainer”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.”
Meaning
Usually translated “guardians” and “trainer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- guardians 1
- trainer 1
- a trainer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παιδαγωγός paidagōgos · guardian
παιδαγωγός, -oῦ, ὁ (παῖς, ἄγω), a guide, guardian, trainer of boys, a tutor (disting. from διδάσκαλος, Xen., Lac., 3, 1), usually a trusty slave: opposite to πατήρ, 1Co.4:15; figuratively, of the Law, π. εἰς Χριστόν, Gal.3:24-25.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “guardian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GUARD'IAN, noun
- A warden; one who guards, preserves or secures; one to whom any thing is committed for preservation from injury.
- In law, one who is chosen or appointed to take charge of the estate and education of an orphan who is a minor, or of any person who is not of sufficient discretion to manage his own concerns.
All definitions and other forms of “guardian”
GUARD'IAN, adjective
Protection; performing the office of a protector; as a guardian angel; guardian care.
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.