verb
hodēgamō
Greekὁδηγέω (hodēgeō)
Strong’sG3594
I lead, guide
stem hodēg-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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 | hodēgarōtos | hodēgaritos | hodēgaratos | hodēgarētos |
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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hodēgati“guide”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular3×
John 16:13“guide”hotan de erchateia ekeinos, tem pneumem tau alētheiau, hodēgati vin en ta alētheia panta, ouk gar lalati apo heautou, alla hoseim akouati lalati, kai teim ercherōteim anangellati vi.However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
Acts 8:31“guides”tos de legata; Pōs gar an dunemoiō ean mē tinos hodēgati min? parakalata tē ton Filippon anabainaraton kathizara sun auto.“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Revelation 7:17“guide”hoti tem arniem tem ana mesem tou thronou poimainati autoin, kai hodēgati autoin epi zōau pēgain hudōreiu; kai exaleifati tos theos pantem dakruem ek toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu.For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
hodēgateiō“guide”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 15:14“guide”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They 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“lead”Legata de kai parabolan autoi; Mēti dunetō tuflos tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?