Strong's Lexicon
G3595 — ὁδηγός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3595 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὁδηγός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3598 and G2233 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | hodegos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hod-ayg-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. a conductor 2. (figuratively) teacher {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | guide, leader |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὁδηγός, ὁδηγοῦ, ὁ (ὁδός and ἡγέομαιt; cf. χορηγός), a leader of the way, a guide;
a. properly: Act 1:16 (Polybius 5, 5, 15; Plutarch, Alex. 27; 1Ma 4:2; 2Ma 5:15).
b. in figurative and sententious discourse ὁδηγός τυφλῶν, i. e. like one who is literally so called, namely a teacher of the ignorant and unexperienced, Rom 2:19; plural, τυφλοί ... ὁδηγοί τυφλῶν, i. e. like blind guides in the literal sense, in that, while themselves destitute of a knowledge of the truth, they offer themselves to others as teachers, Mat 15:14; Mat 23:16; Mat 23:24.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὁδηγός (guide)
Matthew 15:14
- KJV: Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch
- GK: άφετε αυτούς οδηγοί εισι τυφλοί τυφλών τυφλός δε τυφλόν εάν οδηγή αμφότεροι εις βόθυνον πεσούνται
Matthew 23:16
- KJV: Woe unto you 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
- GK: ουαί υμίν οδηγοί τυφλοί οι λέγοντες ος αν ομόση εν τω ναώ ουδέν εστιν ος δ΄ αν ομόση εν τω χρυσώ του ναού οφείλει
Matthew 23:24
- KJV: blind guides which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
- GK: οδηγοί τυφλοί οι διϋλίζοντες τον κώνωπα την δε κάμηλον καταπίνοντες
Acts 1:16
- KJV: Men 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
- GK: άνδρες αδελφοί έδει πληρωθήναι την γραφήν ταύτην ην προείπε το πνεύμα το άγιον διά στόματος Δαβίδ περί Ιούδα του γενομένου οδηγού τοις συλλαβούσι τον Ιησούν
Romans 2:19
- KJV: And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind a light of them which are in darkness
- GK: πέποιθάς τε σεαυτόν οδηγόν είναι τυφλών φως των εν σκότει