Dictionary entry

ἀγωγή

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< ἄγω), [in LXX: Es 2:2010:3, II Mac 4:16 6:8 11:24, III Mac 4:10*;]

1. a carrying away.

2. a leading, guiding; metaph., training; hence, from the expression ἀ. τοῦ βίου, absol., conduct, way of life: II Ti 3:10 (Cremer, 61; MM, VGT, s.v.).†