Know the Word.

Greek word

paidagōgós

παιδαγωγός

What it means

a boy-leader, i.e. a servant whose office it was to take the children to school

a boy-leader, i.e. a servant whose office it was to take the children to school; (by implication, (figuratively) a tutor ("pædagogue"))

Where it comes from

from paîs (παῖς) and a reduplicated form of ágō (ἄγω)

How the King James translates it

  • instructors1
  • schoolmaster1

Every place it appears 2

1 Corinthians4:15
Galatians3:24