The corpus record

χειρᾰγωγ-έω

cheiragogeo

lead by the hand

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Where it lives

Acts 2 · 1.11/10k
Judices (cod. Al.) 1 · 0.68/10k

What it meant — LSJ

lead by the hand, guide, direct, guide, ‘lead by the nose’, cajole

lead by the hand, τινα LXX Jd. 16.26 cod. A, Muson. Fr. 15Ap.79H., Act.Ap. 9.8, Plu. Cleom. 38: generally, guide, direct, φρυκτώρια ἐς ἀσφαλεῖς καταγωγὰς τὰς ναῦς χ. Hdn. 4.2.8; χ. τούτῳ τὴν ἔξοδον will guide his exit, Procop.Gaz. p.158B.: metaph., χ. τὴν εὕρεσιν μνήμῃ Plu. Aud. 2.48b; τὴν ψυχὴν ἐπί τι Max.Tyr. 10.6 [4.6.a]; also ‘lead by the nose’, cajole, Posidon. 36J.: abs., Luc. Tim. 32, Porph. Chr. 30:—Pass., LXX To. 11.16 cod. א, ὑπʼ αὐτῶν τῶν πραγμάτων PPetr. 3p.22 (iii B.C.), cf. D.S. 13

In the wild

χειραγωγούμενος · cheiragōgoumenos New Testament, Acts 22.11 (DIORISIS sentence 765)
χειραγωγοῦντες · cheiragōgountes New Testament, Acts 9.8 (DIORISIS sentence 286)
χειραγωγοῦντα · cheiragōgounta Septuaginta, Judices (cod. Al.) 16

Where it came from

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