| Strong#: | 3807 // paidagwgov paidagogos |
| Orig: | n m // from \\3816\\ and a reduplicated form of \\71\\ |
| NASB: | ==>tutor(2), tutors(1). |
| AV=3 | ==>schoolmaster 2, instructor 1 |
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| Definition: | 1) a tutor i.e. a guardian and guide of boys. Among the Greeks and
the Romans the name was applied to trustworthy slaves who were
charged with the duty of supervising the life and morals of boys
belonging to the better class. The boys were not allowed so much
as to step out of the house without them before arriving at the
age of manhood.
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| NASB: | a trainer of boys, i.e. a tutor: |
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