hodegos denotes a person who leads others, including a leader portrayed as blind or self-assured.

The supplied verses use the term for a person who leads others: Judas leads those who seize Jesus, while several passages portray guides as blind or self-assured in their direction of others.

1. A person directing others · dominant

   Across the plural nominative and vocative forms in Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16, and Matthew 23:24, the term addresses or describes “blind guides,” including those who lead others toward a pit or make faulty distinctions. In Acts 1:16, the genitive singular identifies Judas in relation to those who seized Jesus, and in Romans 2:19 the accusative singular occurs in the claim to be a guide of the blind.

   Matthew 15:14Matthew 23:16Matthew 23:24Acts 1:16Romans 2:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “guide” or “guides” in every supplied verse, including “blind guides” and “a guide of the blind.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the term.