Kathegetes denotes a title that the verse says should not be claimed, since the Christ alone is identified as teacher.

The attested use concerns a plural title that people are told not to receive, because the verse identifies the Christ as the one teacher.

1. A title not to be claimed · dominant

   In Matthew 23:10, the nominative plural masculine forms occur in the prohibition against being called by this title; the APB renders the clause, "Nor are you to be called teachers, for one is your teacher, the Christ."

   Matthew 23:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 23:10, the APB presents the clause with "called teachers" and contrasts that title with the Christ as the one teacher. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise token-by-token equivalent.