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schoolmaster

Meaning of “schoolmaster”

A teacher or instructor.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Galatians 3:24

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “schoolmaster”

KJV PCE
Galatians 3:24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 3:24 · retained source text

Wherefore the Law was our Schoolemaster to bring vs vnto Christ, that we might be iustified by Faith.

Galatians 3:25
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 3:25 · retained source text

But after that Faith is come, we are no longer vnder a Schoolemaster.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Galatians 3:24

the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The man who presides over and teaches a school; a teacher, instructor or preceptor of a school.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 532