I.a slave who took the children to school and had the charge of them at home, a governor, preceptor, pedagogue (cf. praeceptor).
I. Lit.: “non paedagogum jam me, sed Ludum vocat,” Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 31: “nutrices et paedagogi,” Cic. Lael. 20, 74: “tamquam quicquam aliud sit sapiens quam humani generis paedagogus,” Sen. Ep. 89, 11: “de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint eruditi plane, aut se non esse eruditos sciant,” Quint. 1, 1, 8; cf. id. 1, 1, 11; 1, 2, 10; 25; 1, 3, 15; 6, 1, 41 et saep.—Terence jestingly gives the name paedagogus to a young man who accompanied his sweetheart to and from school. Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 94.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., a leader, guide, Suet. Galb. 14: “unicuique nostrum paedagogum dari deum inferioris notae,” Sen. Ep. 110, 1; cf. id. ib. 50, 2; Col. 1, 1, 13. —
