Galatians 3:24

3:24 Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith.

Galatians 4:20

4:20 I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.


tn Or “disciplinarian,” “custodian,” or “guide.” According to BDAG 748 s.v. παιδαγωγός, “the man, usu. a slave…whose duty it was to conduct a boy or youth…to and from school and to superintend his conduct gener.; he was not a ‘teacher’ (despite the present mng. of the derivative ‘pedagogue’…When the young man became of age, the π. was no longer needed.” L&N 36.5 gives “guardian, leader, guide” here.

tn Or “be justified.”

tn Grk “voice” or “tone.” The contemporary English expression “tone of voice” is a good approximation to the meaning here.