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παιδαγωγός

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Gloss: guardian

Transliteration: paidagōgos

Strong’s: G3807

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)

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