παιδαγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

παῖς (pais, “child”) +‎ ἀγωγός (agōgos, “guide”, “escort”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pa͜ɪdaɡɔ͜ɔɡós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pɛːdaɣoːɣós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /peðaɣoɣós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /peðaɣoɣós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /peðaɣoɣós/

Noun

παιδαγωγός (genitive παιδαγωγοῦ) m, second declension; (paidagōgos)

1. originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
2. teacher
3. guide, leader

Inflection

Second declension of παιδαγωγός, παιδαγωγοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	παιδαγωγός	παιδαγωγώ	παιδαγωγοί
Genitive	παιδαγωγοῦ	παιδαγωγοῖν	παιδαγωγῶν
Dative	παιδαγωγῷ	παιδαγωγοῖν	παιδαγωγοῖς
Accusative	παιδαγωγόν	παιδαγωγώ	παιδαγωγούς
Vocative	παιδαγωγέ	παιδαγωγώ	παιδαγωγοί

Descendants

• Greek: παιδαγωγός m and f (paidagogós)
• Latin: paedagōgus
• Russian: педаго́г (pedagóg) m

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G3807

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgos, “slave with responsibility for a child”)

Noun

παιδαγωγός (paidagogós) m and f,   plural παιδαγωγοί

1. (education) educationalist
2. guide, guru

Declension

declension of παιδαγωγός

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	παιδαγωγός	παιδαγωγοί
genitive (γενική)	παιδαγωγού	παιδαγωγών
accusative (αιτιατική)	παιδαγωγό	παιδαγωγούς
vocative (κλητική)	παιδαγωγέ	παιδαγωγοί

Related terms

• παιδαγώγηση (paidagógisi, “erudition, learning”)
• παιδαγωγία f (paidagogía, “pedagogy”)
• παιδαγωγικός (paidagogikós, “pedagogic, pedagogical, educational”)
• παιδαγωγική f (paidagogikí, “pedagogy”)
• παιδαγωγώ (paidagogó, “teach”)
• παιδεία (paideía, “education, instruction”)