Strong's Lexicon didaskó: To teach, instruct Original Word: διδάσκω Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3384 (יָרָה, yarah): To teach, instruct - H3925 (לָמַד, lamad): To learn, teach Usage: The Greek verb "didaskó" primarily means to teach or instruct. It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of imparting knowledge or skills, often in a formal or authoritative manner. This term is frequently associated with Jesus' ministry, where He taught the crowds, His disciples, and individuals about the Kingdom of God, moral living, and the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, teaching was a respected profession, often associated with philosophers and religious leaders. Jewish culture also placed a high value on teaching, particularly in the context of the synagogue and the home, where the Law and traditions were passed down. Rabbis were esteemed as teachers of the Law, and Jesus was often addressed as "Rabbi" or "Teacher," indicating His role as a respected instructor of spiritual truths. HELPS Word-studies 1321 didáskō (from daō, "learn") – to teach (literally, "cause to learn"); instruct, impart knowledge (disseminate information). In the NT, 1321 /didáskō ("teach") nearly always refers to teaching the Scriptures (the written Word of God). The key role of teaching Scripture is shown by its great frequency in the NT, and the variety of word-forms (cognates). [This includes three noun-forms, two adjectival forms, and one verb, totaling about 220 occurrences in the NT).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina redupl. caus. form of daó (to learn) Definition to teach NASB Translation instructed (2), preaches (1), taught (13), teach (33), teaches (5), teaching (43). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1321: διδάσκωδιδάσκω; imperfect ἐδίδασκον; future διδάξω; 1 aorist ἐδίδαξα; 1 aorist passive ἐδιδάχθην; (ΔΑΩ (cf. Vanicek, p. 327)); (from Homer down); the Sept. for הודִיעַ , הורָה, and especially for לִמַּד; to teach; 1. absolutely, a. to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic discourses: Matthew 4:23; Matthew 21:23; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:6; Mark 14:49; Luke 4:15; Luke 5:17; Luke 6:6; John 6:59; John 7:14; John 18:20, and often in the Gospels; 1 Timothy 2:12. b. to be a teacher (see διδάσκαλος, 6): Romans 12:7. c. to discharge the office of teacher, conduct oneself as a teacher: 1 Corinthians 4:17. 2. in construction; a. either in imitation of the Hebrew לְ לִמַּד (Job 21:22) or by an irregular use of the later Greeks (of which no well-attested example remains except one in Plutarch, Marcell c. 12), with the dative of person: τῷ Βαλάκ, Revelation 2:14 (according to the reading now generally accepted for the Rec.bez elz τόν Βαλάκ); cf. Buttmann, 149 (130); Winers Grammar, 223 (209), cf. 227 (213). b. according to the regular use, with the accusative of person, to teach one: used of Jesus and the apostles uttering in public what they wished their hearers to know and remember, Matthew 5:2; Mark 1:22; Mark 2:13; Mark 4:2; Luke 5:3; John 8:2; Acts 4:2; Acts 5:25; Acts 20:20; τούς Ἕλληνας, to act the part of a teacher among the Greeks, John 7:35; used of those who enjoin upon others to observe some ordinance, to embrace some opinion, or to obey some precept: Matthew 5:19; Acts 15:1; Hebrews 8:11; with especially reference to the addition which the teacher makes to the knowledge of the one he teaches, to impart instruction, instill doctrine into one: Acts 11:26; Acts 21:28; John 9:34; Romans 2:21; Colossians 3:16; 1 John 2:27; Revelation 2:20. c. the thing taught or enjoined is indicated by a following ὅτι: Mark 8:31; 1 Corinthians 11:14; by a following infinitive, Luke 11:1; Matthew 28:20; Revelation 2:14; περί τίνος, 1 John 2:27; ἐν Χριστῷ διδαχθῆναι, to be taught in the fellowship of Christ, Ephesians 4:21; followed by an accusative of the thing, to teach i. e. prescribe a thing: διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων, precepts which are commandments of men (from Isaiah 29:13), Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:7 (Buttmann, 148 (129)); τήν ὁδόν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; Luke 20:21; ταῦτα, 1 Timothy 4:11; ἅ μή δεῖ, Titus 1:11; to explain, expound, a thing: Acts 18:11, 25; Acts 28:31; ἀποστασίαν ἀπό Μωϋσέως, the necessity of forsaking Moses, Acts 21:21. d. with the accusative of person and of thing, to teach one something (Winers Grammar, 226f (212); Buttmann, 149 (130)): (ἐκεῖνος ὑμᾶς διδάξει πάντα, John 14:26); τοῦ διδάσκειν ὑμᾶς τινα τά στοιχεῖα, Hebrews 5:12 (where R G T Tr and others read — not so well — τινα; (but cf. Buttmann, 260 (224) note, 268 (230) note)); ἑτέρους διδάξαι, namely, αὐτά, 2 Timothy 2:2; hence, passive διδαχθῆναι τί (Buttmann, 188 (163); Winer's Grammar, 229 (215)): Galatians 1:12 (ἐδιδάχθην, namely, αὐτό), 2 Thessalonians 2:15. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance teach. A prolonged (causative) form of a primary verb dao (to learn); to teach (in the same broad application) -- teach. Forms and Transliterations δεδιδαγμένη δεδιδαγμένοι δεδίδαχέ διδαξαι διδάξαι διδάξατε διδάξατέ διδαξει διδάξει διδάξεις διδάξετε διδαξη διδάξη διδάξῃ διδάξης διδαξον δίδαξον δίδαξόν διδάξουσιν διδάξω διδάξωσι διδαξωσιν διδάξωσιν διδασκε δίδασκε διδασκει διδάσκει διδασκειν διδάσκειν διδασκεις διδάσκεις διδασκη διδάσκη διδάσκῃ διδάσκοντα διδάσκοντάς διδασκοντες διδάσκοντες διδασκοντι διδάσκοντι διδασκοντος διδάσκοντος διδάσκοντός διδάσκουσα διδάσκουσά διδασκω διδάσκω διδασκων διδάσκων διδαχθώσι εδιδαξα εδίδαξα ἐδίδαξα εδιδαξαν εδίδαξαν ἐδίδαξαν εδιδαξας εδίδαξας εδίδαξάς ἐδίδαξας εδίδαξε εδίδαξέ εδιδαξεν εδίδαξεν ἐδίδαξεν ἐδίδαξέν εδίδασκε εδιδασκεν εδίδασκεν ἐδίδασκεν εδιδασκον εδίδασκον εδίδασκόν ἐδίδασκον εδιδαχθην εδιδάχθην ἐδιδάχθην εδιδαχθησαν εδιδάχθησαν ἐδιδάχθησαν εδιδαχθητε εδιδάχθητε ἐδιδάχθητε didaske didaskē dídaske didaskei didáskei didáskēi didaskein didáskein didaskeis didáskeis didasko didaskō didásko didáskō didaskon didaskōn didáskon didáskōn didaskontes didáskontes didaskonti didáskonti didaskontos didáskontos didaxai didáxai didaxe didaxē didaxei didáxei didáxēi didaxon dídaxon didaxosin didaxōsin didáxosin didáxōsin edidachthen edidachthēn edidáchthen edidáchthēn edidachthesan edidachthēsan edidáchthesan edidáchthēsan edidachthete edidachthēte edidáchthete edidáchthēte edidasken edídasken edidaskon edídaskon edidaxa edídaxa edidaxan edídaxan edidaxas edídaxas edidaxen edídaxen edídaxénLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 4:23 V-PPA-NMSGRK: τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς NAS: Galilee, teaching in their synagogues KJV: all Galilee, teaching in their INT: Galilee teaching in the Matthew 5:2 V-IIA-3S Matthew 5:19 V-ASA-3S Matthew 5:19 V-ASA-3S Matthew 7:29 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 9:35 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 11:1 V-PNA Matthew 13:54 V-IIA-3S Matthew 15:9 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 21:23 V-PPA-DMS Matthew 22:16 V-PIA-2S Matthew 26:55 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 28:15 V-AIP-3P Matthew 28:20 V-PPA-NMP Mark 1:21 V-IIA-3S Mark 1:22 V-PPA-NMS Mark 2:13 V-IIA-3S Mark 4:1 V-PNA Mark 4:2 V-IIA-3S Mark 6:2 V-PNA Mark 6:6 V-PPA-NMS Mark 6:30 V-AIA-3P Mark 6:34 V-PNA Mark 7:7 V-PPA-NMP Mark 8:31 V-PNA Strong's Greek 1321 |