παιδαγωγός (paidagōgos) means “guardian” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: pahee-dag-o-gos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
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)
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a boy's guardian or tutor, a slave who had charge of the life and morals of the boys of a family, not strictly a teacher.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a guardian | 1 |
| guardian | 1 |
| guardians | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a schoolmaster | 1 |
| instructors | 1 |
| schoolmaster | 1 |
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Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
Read word by wordSo the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Read word by wordNow that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
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