Matthew 23:16
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
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Matthew 23:24
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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ὁδηγός
hodēgós · hod-ayg-os'
2 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher))
Strong's KJV usage: :--guide, leader.
Strong's first: Matthew 23:16Strong's last: Matthew 23:24
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Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
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Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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guide
GUIDE, verb transitive gide.
1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler, who is not acquainted with the road or course.
The meek will he guide in judgment. Psalms 25:9.
2. To direct; to order.
He will guide his affairs with discretion. Psalms 112:5,
3. To influence; to give direction to. Men are guided by their interest, or supposed interest.
4. To instruct and direct. Let parents guide their children to virtue, dignity and happiness.
5. To direct; to regulate and manage; to superintend.
I will that the younger women marry, bear children, and guide the house. 1 Timothy 5:14.
GUIDE, noun
1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course; a conductor. The army followed the guide The traveler may be deceived by his guide
2. One who directs another in his conduct or course of life.
He will be our guide even unto death. Psa 48.
3. A director; a regulator; that which leads or conducts. Experience is one of our best guides.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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