παιδαγωγός

paidagogos

slave who went with a boy from home to school and back again

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Lysis 3
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208c3
208c6
223a3
Alcibiades I 2
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121e5
122b1
Republic 2
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Book III 1
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390e4
Book V 1
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467d7
Symposium 2
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183c4
183c6
Laws 1
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Book VII 1
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808e6
Protagoras 1
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325c7

Dictionary (LSJ)

παιδαγωγός, ὁ, A. = παιδὸς ἀγωγός, slave who went with a boy from home to school and back again, Hdt. 8.75, E. Ion 725, El. 287, Antipho 3.3.7, Lys. 32.28, Pl. Ly. 208c: coupled with τίτθη, τροφός, Id. R. 373c; with ἡγεμών, ib.467d; with διδάσκαλος, X. Lac. 3.1; of Phoenix, as the π. of Achilles, Pl. R. 390e, etc.; Fabius is called the π. of Hannibal, because he always followed him about, Plu. Fab. 5: metaph., ὁ νόμος π. εἰς Χριστόν has guided us until attainment of faith in Christ, Ep.Gal. 3.24: generally, leader, δημοκρατίας, τυραννίδος, Plu. Arat. 48, Galb. 17.

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