3594. hodégeó
Strong's Lexicon
hodégeó: To lead, to guide, to show the way

Original Word: ὁδηγέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hodégeó
Pronunciation: ho-day-GEH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (hod-ayg-eh'-o)
Definition: To lead, to guide, to show the way
Meaning: I lead, guide; met: I instruct, teach.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ὁδός (hodos, meaning "way" or "path") and ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai, meaning "to lead" or "to guide").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5148 נָחָה (nachah): To lead, guide

- H3384 יָרָה (yarah): To teach, instruct, direct

Usage: The verb ὁδηγέω (hodégeó) is used in the New Testament to describe the act of leading or guiding someone along a path or in a particular direction. It often implies providing direction or instruction, whether physically, morally, or spiritually. The term can be used both in a literal sense, such as guiding someone along a road, and in a metaphorical sense, such as guiding someone in truth or wisdom.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, travel was often fraught with danger and uncertainty, making the role of a guide crucial. A guide would be someone knowledgeable about the terrain, capable of leading others safely to their destination. In a spiritual context, guides were seen as those who could lead others in understanding and living according to divine truth. The concept of guidance was deeply embedded in Jewish and early Christian thought, where leaders, prophets, and teachers were expected to guide the people in the ways of God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hodégos
Definition
to lead, guide, teach
NASB Translation
guide (3), guides (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3594: ὁδηγέω

ὁδηγέω, ὁδήγω; future ὁδηγήσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular ὁδηγήσῃ; (ὁδηγός, which see); the Sept. chiefly for נָחָה, also for הִדְרִיך, הולִיך, etc.;

a. properly, to be a guide, lead on one's way, to guide: τινα, Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; τινα ἐπί τί, Revelation 7:17; (Aeschylus, Euripides, Diodorus, Alciphron, Babrius, others).

b. tropically, to be a guide or teacher; to give guidance to: τινα, Acts 8:31 (Plutarch, mor. 954 b.); εἰς τήν ἀλήθειαν, John 16:13 (R G L Tr WH text (see below)) (ὁδήγησόν με ἐπί τήν ἀλήθειαν σου καί δίδαξόν με, Psalm 24:5 () (followed by εἰς and πρός in the Teaching of the Apostles, chapter 3 [ET])); followed by ἐν, with the dative of the thing in which one gives guidance, instruction or assistance to another, ἐν τῇ ἀλήθεια, John 16:13 T WH marginal reading (see above) (ὁδήγησόν με ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ σου καί πορεύσομαι ἐν τῇ ἀλήθεια σου, Psalm 85:11 (); cf. Psalm 118:35 (); Wis. 9:11 Wis. 10:17).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
guide, lead.

From hodegos; to show the way (literally or figuratively (teach)) -- guide, lead.

see GREEK hodegos

Forms and Transliterations
οδηγειν οδηγείν ὁδηγεῖν οδηγη οδηγή ὁδηγῇ οδηγήσαι οδήγησάς οδηγησει οδηγήσει ὁδηγήσει οδηγήσεις οδηγήση οδήγησον οδήγησόν οδηγών ωδήγησα ωδήγησας ωδήγησάς ωδήγησε ωδήγησέ ωδηγησεν ωδήγησεν ώδηγησεν hodege hodēgē hodegêi hodēgē̂i hodegein hodegeîn hodēgein hodēgeîn hodegesei hodegḗsei hodēgēsei hodēgḗsei odege odēgē odegein odēgein odegesei odēgēsei
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Matthew 15:14 V-PSA-3S
GRK: τυφλὸν ἐὰν ὁδηγῇ ἀμφότεροι εἰς
NAS: a blind man guides a blind man,
KJV: if the blind lead the blind, both
INT: blind if lead both into

Luke 6:39 V-PNA
GRK: τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν οὐχὶ ἀμφότεροι
NAS: cannot guide a blind man,
KJV: the blind lead the blind?
INT: a blind [man] a blind [man] to lead not both

John 16:13 V-FIA-3S
GRK: τῆς ἀληθείας ὁδηγήσει ὑμᾶς ἐν
NAS: comes, He will guide you into all
KJV: is come, he will guide you
INT: of truth he will guide you into

Acts 8:31 V-FIA-3S
GRK: μή τις ὁδηγήσει με παρεκάλεσέν
NAS: someone guides me? And he invited
KJV: except some man should guide me? And
INT: not someone should guide me he invited

Revelation 7:17 V-FIA-3S
GRK: αὐτούς καὶ ὁδηγήσει αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ
NAS: will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs
KJV: them, and shall lead them unto
INT: them and will lead them to

Strong's Greek 3594
5 Occurrences


ὁδηγῇ — 1 Occ.
ὁδηγήσει — 3 Occ.
ὁδηγεῖν — 1 Occ.

















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