Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. 2. (n.) A treasurer; a keeper. 3. (n.) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. 4. (n.) A private or public teacher. 5. (n.) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. 6. (n.) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor. 7. (v. t.) To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct. 8. (v. t.) To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TUTOR tu'-ter: 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 epitropos, here "guardian" (so the Revised Version (British and American)), and 1 Corinthians 4:15 Galatians 3:24, 25 the Revised Version (British and American) for paidagogos. See SCHOOLMASTER.

Multi-Version Concordance Tutor (2 Occurrences) Galatians 3:24 So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS) Galatians 3:25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS)