leadeth

Shows the way

Leadeth is an archaic verb form meaning "leads," using the old English third-person singular ending -eth.

It appears almost exclusively in biblical and liturgical contexts: He leadeth me beside the still waters.

The form survives in religious quotation and deliberate archaism.

archaic

shepherd

One who tends flocks

  • pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • thouArchaic second-person pronoun

hither · thither · whither · unto · doth · hath · verily · forsooth · wherefore · hence

spiritual

shepherd

One who tends flocks

salvation · pastures · waters · faith · soul · divine · providence · flock · deliverance · blessing

guidance

path

Route for traveling

journey · destination · follower · guidance · passage · route · forward · onward · forth · ahead

moral

virtue

Moral goodness or merit

truth · example · principles · doctrine · teachings · enlightenment · uprightness · integrity · edification · precepts

Opposites
direction/guidance

leadethfolloweth

Old English for pursues

follows · driveth · drives · pursueth

linguistic register

leadethleads

Goes in front

guides · directs · conducts · steers · ushers

role/agency

leadethfolloweth

Old English for pursues

yieldeth · serveth

Phrases
Family

leader, leadership, leaden, leaded, leaderless

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G