Bible Encyclopedias
Tutor

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

tū´tẽr : In modern English an "instructor," more particularly a private instructor, but the word properly means a "guardian." Hence its use in Galatians 4:2 the King James Version for ἐπίτροπος , epı́tropos , here "guardian" (so the Revised Version (British and American)), and 1 Corinthians 4:15; Galatians 3:24 , Galatians 3:25 the Revised Version (British and American) for παιδαγωγός , paidagōgós . See SCHOOLMASTER .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Tutor'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​t/tutor.html. 1915.