noun · masculine
hodēgos
Greekὁδηγός (hodēgos)
Strong’sG3595
a leader, guide
stem hodēg-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ὁδηγός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ὁδός, ἡγέομαι), [in LXX: Es 8:1, Wi 7:15 18:3, I Mac 4:2, II Mac 5:15*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3595 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hodēgos | hodēgois1×ὁδηγοί |
| object accusative | hodēgon1×ὁδηγὸν | hodēgoin |
| direct address vocative | hodēgor | hodēgoir2×ὁδηγοὶ |
| of, belonging to genitive | hodēgou1×ὁδηγοῦ | hodēgoiu |
| to, for dative | hodēgo | hodēgoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hodēgo 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
hodēgon“guide”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 2:19“guide”peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem toiu en skote,if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
hodēgou“guide”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 1:16“guide”Anēroir adelfoir, date plērira tan grafan han prolegata tem pneumem tem hagiem dia stomeu David peri Ioudaou tou gineratou hodēgou toi sullambaratoi Iēsun,“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
hodēgois“guides”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 15:14“guides”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.”
hodēgoir“guides”direct addressvocative plural2×
Matthew 23:16“guides”Ouai vi, hodēgoir tufloir toir legarōtoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou ofeilatō.Woe 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.’
Matthew 23:24“guides”hodēgoir tufloir, toir diulizarōtoir ton kōnōpson tan de kamēlan katapinarōtoir.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.