ὁδηγέω

ὁδηγέω (ὁδηγός) fut. ὁδηγήσω; 1 aor. ὡδήγησα LXX; pass. aor. 3 sg. ὡδηγήθη (Just.) ([for ὁδαγέω s. B-D-F §29, 3] Aeschyl. et al.; ins fr. Transjordan [NGG Phil.-Hist. Kl. Fachgr. V n.s. I/1, ’36 p. 3, 1: divine leading]; Kaibel 1041, 1; PSI 332, 6; LXX; Test12Patr, Just.; Tat. 13, 2)

① to assist in reaching a desired destination, lead, guide, lit. (Jos., Vi. 96; ὁ δὲ Μωσῆς ὁ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους Theoph. Ant. 3, 20 [p. 242, 16]) τινά someone τυφλὸς τυφλόν (cp. Hesiod, Astron. Fgm. 182 Rz. a blind man; Plut., Mor. 139a τυφλούς; TestReub 2:9; Ps.-Phoc. 24) Mt 15:14; Lk 6:39. τινὰ ἐπί τι someone to someth. (cp. M. Ant. 7, 55, 1 ἐπὶ τί σε ἡ φύσις ὁδηγεῖ; PSI loc. cit.; Ps 106:30; 22:3; 24:5) ἐπὶ ζωῆς πηγὰς ὑδάτων to springs of living water Rv 7:17.

② to assist someone in acquiring information or knowledge, lead, guide, conduct, fig. ext. of 1 (Plut., Mor. 954b; Sextus 167 σοφία ψυχὴν ὁδηγεῖ πρὸς θεόν; LXX; Theoph. Ant. 1, 14 [p 90, 12]) of the Spirit ὁδηγήσει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν ἀλήθειαν πᾶσαν J 16:13 (in the Herm. Lit. Hermes-Nous leads the souls to knowledge: Herm. Wr. 10, 21 εἰς τὴν εὐσεβῆ ψυχὴν ὁ νοῦς ὁδηγεῖ αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὸ τῆς γνώσεως φῶς. Cp. 4, 11; 7, 2; 9, 10; 12, 12. Rtzst., Poim. 23, 5, Mysterienrel³ 297; PGM 13, 523ff πάντα κινήσεις … Ἑρμοῦ σε ὁδηγοῦντος.—Wsd 9:11; 10:10, 17; TestJud 14:1 εἰς πλάνην. Theoph. Ant. 3, 15 [p. 234, 118] λόγος ἅγιος ὁ.). Of lying ὁδηγεῖ εἰς τὴν κλοπήν it leads to theft D 3:5. Of complaining: εἰς τ. βλασφημίαν 3:6. Of divination: εἰς τὴν εἰδωλολατρείαν 3:4 (cp. TestJud 19:1 ἡ φιλαργυρία πρὸς εἰδωλολατρείαν ὁδηγεῖ). Also ὁδ. πρός τι (TestGad 5:7) 3:2f. Without further qualification: ἐὰν μή τις ὁδηγήσει με if no one instructs me Ac 8:31.—DELG s.v. ὁδός. M-M. TW.