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Teaching

διδασκαλίαStrong’s G1319

didaskalia

Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament

In short

Didaskalia is the Greek word usually translated “teaching”, “doctrines” and “instruction”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.

“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
1 Timothy 1:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “teaching”, “doctrines” and “instruction”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • teaching 11
  • doctrines 2
  • instruction 2
  • doctrine 2
  • of teaching 1
  • teachings 1
  • to teachings 1
  • to teaching 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 8
  • Titus 4
  • 2 Timothy 3
  • Romans 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1

8 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

διδασκαλία didaskalia · teaching

διδασκαλία, -ας, ἡ (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Pro.2:17 (אַלּוּף), Isa.29:13 (לָמַד), Sir.24:33 39:8 * ;] teaching, instruction, in both active and objective senses, most frequently the latter: Rom.12:7 15:4, Eph.4:14, 1Ti.4:6, 13, 16 5:17 6:1, 3, 2Ti.3:10 3:16, Tit.2:7, 10; ὑγιαινοῦσα δ., 1Ti.1:10, 2Ti.4:3, Tit.1:9 2:1; pl., δ. τ. ἀνθρώπων, Col.2:22; δ. δαιμονίων, 1Ti.4:1, δ. διδάσκειν, Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7" (LXX) (Cremer, 182).† SYN.: διδαχή (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “teaching” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

TE'ACHING, participle present

tense Instructing; informing.

    All definitions and other forms of “teaching”

      TE'ACHING, noun

      The act or business of instructing.

      1. Instruction.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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