Word Study · Strong's G3595 · Greek
ὁδηγός
hodegos
hod-ayg-os'
Strong's 1890 spelling: hodēgós
“a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher))”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher))
Rendered in the KJV as
guide, leader.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ὁδηγοὶ2
- ὁδηγοί1
- ὁδηγὸν1
- ὁδηγοῦ1
How it is rendered · 4
- guides2
- a guide1
- guide1
- Guides1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-VPM · 2
- N-ASM · 1
- N-GSM · 1
- N-NPM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 15:14ὁδηγοίhodēgoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: guides
- Matthew 23:16ὁδηγοὶhodēgoinoun · vocative (address) · masculine pluralWoe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’here: guides
- Matthew 23:24ὁδηγοὶhodēgoinoun · vocative (address) · masculine pluralYou blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.here: Guides