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Able to teach

διδακτικόςStrong’s G1317

didaktikos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Didaktikos is the Greek word usually translated “able to teach”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
1 Timothy 3:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “able to teach”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • able to teach 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1
  • 2 Timothy 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

διδακτικός didaktikos · able to teach

διδακτικός, -ή, -όν (= cl. διδασκαλικός) apt at teaching: 1Ti.3:2, 2Ti.2:24.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.