Guide

gı̄d ( אלּוּף , 'allūph , נחל , nāḥal , נחה , nāḥāh ; ὁδηγός , hodēgós , ὁδηγέω , hodēgéō ): "Guide" (noun) is the translation of 'allūph , "an intimate," "a friend," the leader of a family or tribe: Psalm 55:13 , "a man mine equal, my guide," the Revised Version (British and American) "my companion"; Proverbs 2:17 , "the guide of her youth," the Revised Version (British and American) "friend," margin "or guide"; Jeremiah 3:4 , "My father, thou (art) the guide of my youth," the Revised Version, margin "companion"; Micah 7:5 , "Put ye not confidence in a guide," the American Standard Revised Version "in a friend," margin "confidant" (which the context shows to be the meaning), the English Revised Version "guide," margin "familiar friend"; once of kācı̄n , "a judge," "a military leader or commander" (compare Joshua 10:24; Daniel 11:18 ); Proverbs 6:7 , the Revised Version (British and American) "chief," margin "judge"; once nāhagh , "to lead," is translated "guide" (Psalm 48:14 ). In the New Testament hodēgos , "a way-leader," is translated "guide" (Matthew 23:16 , "ye blind guides"; Matthew 23:24; Acts 1:16; Romans 2:19 ); "to guide" is the translation of nāḥāh , "to lead forth" (Job 38:32; Psalm 73:24 ); once of 'āshar , Piel, "to guide" or "lead straight" (Proverbs 23:19 ); of yā‛ac , "to command," "to give counsel" ("I will guide thee with mine eye," the Revised Version (British and American) "I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee," Psalm 32:8 ); of kūl , "to contain," "to sustain" (Psalm 112:5 , "He will guide his affairs with discretion," the Revised Version (British and American) "He shall maintain his cause in judgment"); of nāhagh , "to drive," "to lead" (Psalm 78:52 ); of hodēgeō , "to show the way," "guide" (John 16:13 , "He shall guide you into all truth," the Revised Version (British and American) "the truth"; Acts 8:31 ); oikodespotéō is translated "to guide the house" the Revised Version (British and American) "rule the household" (1 Timothy 5:14 ); the word means literally, to be a house-master (the head of the house).

The Revised Version (British and American) has "guide" for "lead" (Psalm 25:5; Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; Revelation 7:17 ); "a guide to" for "more excellent than" (Proverbs 12:26 ); "guided" for "brought in" (Psalm 78:26 ); "guideth" for "maketh" (2 Samuel 22:33 ), for "leadeth" (Psalm 23:3 ); "my heart yet guiding me," margin "holding its course," for "yet acquainting mine heart" (Ecclesiastes 2:3 ).

"Guide-posts" is substituted for "high heaps" (Jeremiah 31:21 ).