What does καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs) mean in the Bible?
καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs): A leader who guides others by going before them, not merely transmitting information.
Greek · G2519
καθηγητής
Teacher
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καθηγητήςG2519
Pronunciationkathēgētḗs
What does καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs) mean in the Bible?
καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs): A leader who guides others by going before them, not merely transmitting information.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2519?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Instructor (1), instructors (1).
Where does καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItInstructor1×Matthew 23:10
instructors1×Matthew 23:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Matthew2
Source forms
καθηγηταί1xkathēgētaiMatthew 23:10
καθηγητὴς1xkathēgētēsMatthew 23:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 23:10
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 23:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A leader who guides others by going before them, not merely transmitting information.
Strong'sG2519
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
teacher
Extended definition
A leader who guides others by going before them, not merely transmitting information.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-SmithGreek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:8Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
καθηγητής,kaqhghthv
a leader, teacher, guide
Read verseMatthew 23:10Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
καθηγηταί·kaqhghtai
a leader, teacher, guide
Read verseMatthew 23:10Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
καθηγητής,kaqhghthv
a leader, teacher, guide
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternNominative (2)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:101×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:101×
Word Origins
καθηγητής is built from these roots: