paidagōgós

paidagōgós agr. παιδαγωγός wrtl. 'Kindführer, Kindbegleiter'; „Pädagoge; Lehrer"

παῖς paîs, „Kind“ +‎ ᾰ̓γωγός agōgós, 'führen, leiten, begleiten', 'Führer, Leiter, Begleiter'

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /pai̯.da.ɡɔː.ɡós/ → /pɛ.ða.ɣoˈɣos/ → /pe.ða.ɣoˈɣos/

Noun

παιδᾰγωγός • (paidagōgós) m (genitive παιδᾰγωγοῦ); second declension

1. originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
2. schoolteacher, child tutor; pedagogue.
3. guide, leader