Paidagogos denotes a guardian figure, contrasted with fathers and used for the law’s relation to those directed toward Christ.

The term denotes a guardian figure: 1 Corinthians 4:15 contrasts many such figures with fathers, while Galatians 3:24 and Galatians 3:25 describe the law as a guardian toward Christ and then say that believers are no longer under one.

1. A guardian in a guiding or supervisory relation · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 4:15, the accusative plural occurs in the contrast between having many guardians and not having many fathers; the APB renders the clause "you have myriad guardians in Christ." In Galatians 3:24, the nominative singular identifies the law as the guardian toward Christ, and Galatians 3:25 uses the accusative singular in the statement that believers are no longer under a guardian.

   1 Corinthians 4:15Galatians 3:24Galatians 3:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "guardian" in all three verses. Its wording confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.