"a guide, leader, Acts 1:16; met. an instructor, teacher, Mt. 15:14; 23:16, 24; Rom. 2:19*"
Definition and meaning
a guide, leader, Acts 1:16; met. an instructor, teacher, Mt. 15:14; 23:16, 24; Rom. 2:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὁδηγός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hodegos (G3595) across the King James Bible.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
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Common questions
Strong's G3595 (hodegos) is a Greek word that means: a guide, leader, Acts 1:16; met. an instructor, teacher, Mt. 15:14; 23:16, 24; Rom. 2:19* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word hodegos (G3595) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3595 is hodegos, a Greek word defined as: a guide, leader, Acts 1:16; met. an instructor, teacher, Mt. 15:14; 23:16, 24; Rom. 2:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hodegos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.