Quick Definition
a leader,guide
Strong's Definition
a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher))
Derivation: from G3598 (ὁδός) and G2233 (ἡγέομαι);
KJV Usage: guide, leader
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὁδηγός, ὁδηγοῦ, ὁ (ὁδός and ἡγέομαιt; cf. χορηγός), a leader of the way, a guide;
a. properly: Act_1:16 (Polybius 5, 5, 15; Plutarch, Alex. 27; 1Ma_4:2; 2Ma_5:15).
b. in figurative and sententious discourse ὁδηγός τυφλῶν, i. e. like one who is literally so called, namely a teacher of the ignorant and unexperienced, Rom_2:19; plural, τυφλοί ... ὁδηγοί τυφλῶν, i. e. like blind guides in the literal sense, in that, while themselves destitute of a knowledge of the truth, they offer themselves to others as teachers, Mat_15:14; Mat_23:16; Mat_23:24.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὁδηγός hodēgos 5x
a guide, leader, Act_1:16 ; met. an instructor, teacher, Mat_15:14 ; Mat_23:16 ; Mat_23:24 ; Rom_2:19
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
**† ὁδηγός , -οῦ , ὁ
( <ὁδός , ἡγέομαι ),
[in LXX : Ezr_8:1 , Wis_7:15 ; Wis_18:3 , 1Ma_4:2 , 2Ma_5:15 * ;]
a leader on the way, a guide: Act_1:16 . Fig., ὁ . τυφλῶν , Rom_2:19 ; pl ., Mat_15:14 ; Mat_23:16 ; Mat_23:24 .†
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὁδηγός ὁδ-ηγός, οῦ, ὁ, [Etym: ὁδός, ἡγέομαι] "a guide", Plut.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ὁδηγός, -οῦ, ὁ
(ὁδός, ἡγέομαι) [in LXX : Est.8:1, Wis.7:15 18:3, 1Ma.4:2, 2Ma.5:15 * ;]
a leader on the way, a guide: Act.1:16. Fig., ὁ. τυφλῶν, Rom.2:19; pl., Mat.15:14 23:16, 24.†
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📖 In-Depth Word Study
Guide (3595) hodegos
Guide (3595) (hodegos from hodos = way + hegeomai = lead) is literally "a leader on the way", a conductor, a guide, a leader.
Hodegos - 5x in the NT (only once in the LXX - Ezra 8:1) and translated as guide or leader (KJV).
The NT uses it metaphorically of a teacher as in this verse and by Jesus three times in Matthew...
"Let them (the Pharisees) alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." (Mt 15:14)
A T Robertson: Once in Cincinnati a blind man introduced me to his blind friend. He said that he was showing him the city. Jesus is not afraid of the Pharisees. Let them alone to do their worst. Blind leaders and blind victims will land in the ditch. A proverbial expression in the OT.
"Woe to you (hypocritical Scribes and Pharisees), blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' ... 24 "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!" (Mt 23:16, 24)
The last use of hodegos refers to Jesus' betrayer Judas, Luke recording Peter's assessment...
"Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. (Acts 1:16)