. "sed, the word does not mean teacher, but pedagogue (shortened into the modern page), ie, one who was intrusted with the supervision of a family, taking .../s/schoolmaster.htm - 10kCatechist... kat'-e-kist, kate-ku'-men (katechizein to resound, to teach, to instruct): A catechist is a teacher who instructs his pupils in the elements of his own .../c/catechist.htm - 12kCatechumen... kat'-e-kis" . . .