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paidagōgós

guardian, tutor, child-minder

Say it: pie-dag-o-GOS (approximate)

παιδαγωγός

What it means

A trusted slave who looked after a boy, taking him to and from school and supervising his behavior until he reached adulthood. The word is the root of "pedagogy," but a paidagōgos was a guardian, not a teacher. In 3:24-25, the law was our "guardian" until Christ came.

Range of meaning

  • GuardianOne who supervises a child.
  • DisciplinarianOne who keeps a child in line.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 3

    "The law has become our tutor" or "guardian" (3:24-25).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3807 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources