The Greek that is rendered in English versions as “disciplinarian,” “guardian,” “schoolmaster” or similar is translated in a number of Chichewa translations as namkungwi, the “female supervisor who oversees girls’ initiation ceremonies. The form of the figure has obviously been changed, particularly in the gender shift from male to female, but the function remains essentially that of the biblical figure.” (Source: Wendland 1987, p. 121)