verb
hodēgamō
Strong’sG3594
I lead, guide
stem hodēg-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ὁδηγέω, -ῶ
(< ὁδηγός), [in LXX chiefly for נחה, also for דּרךְ hi., הלךְ hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3594 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhod-ayg-eh'-o
to show the way (literally or figuratively (teach))
Fromfrom G3595;
King Jamesguide, lead.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
lead one upon his way, guide, with accusative person, NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 1st c.AD+, Vett. Val.359.30:— also ὁδηγ-ετέω, Refs 4th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hodēgatiὁδηγήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | guide | 3× |
| hodēgateiōὁδηγῇ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | guide | 1× |
| hodēgarōὁδηγεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | lead | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hodēgamō | hodēgame | hodēgami | hodēgama | hodēgamē | hodēgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hodēgasō | hodēgase | hodēgasi | hodēgasa | hodēgasē | hodēgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hodēgatō | hodēgate | hodēgati3×ὁδηγήσει | hodēgata | hodēgatē | hodēgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hodēganō | hodēgane | hodēgani | hodēgana | hodēganē | hodēganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hodēgavō | hodēgave | hodēgavi | hodēgava | hodēgavē | hodēgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hodēgalō | hodēgale | hodēgali | hodēgala | hodēgalē | hodēgalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hodēgameiō | hodēgameia | hodēgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hodēgaseiō | hodēgaseia | hodēgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hodēgateiō1×ὁδηγῇ | hodēgateia | hodēgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hodēganeiō | hodēganeia | hodēganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hodēgaveiō | hodēgaveia | hodēgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hodēgaleiō | hodēgaleia | hodēgaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hodēgasōr | hodēgasar | hodēgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hodēgatōr | hodēgatar | hodēgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hodēgavōr | hodēgavar | hodēgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hodēgalōr | hodēgalar | hodēgalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hodēgamoiō | hodēgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hodēgasoiō | hodēgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hodēgatoiō | hodēgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hodēganoiō | hodēganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hodēgavoiō | hodēgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hodēgaloiō | hodēgaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hodēgarō1×ὁδηγεῖν | hodēgari | hodēgara | hodēgarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hodēgarōntos | hodēgarintos | hodēgarantos | hodēgarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hodēg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hodēgati“guide”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular3×
John 16:13… erchateia ekeinos, tem pneumem tau alētheiau, hodēgati vin en ta alētheia panta, ouk …… Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He …
Acts 8:31… gar an dunomoiō ean mē tinos hodēgati min? parakalata tē ton Filippon anabainaranton …… can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to …
Revelation 7:17“guide”… mesem tou thronou poimanati autoin, kai hodēgati autoin epi zōau pēgain hudeiu; kai …… center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will …
hodēgateiō“guide”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 15:14“guide”… hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.… are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
hodēgarō“lead”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 6:39… parabolan autoi; Mēti dunotō tuflos tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?… a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not …