Teacher
διδάσκαλοςStrong’s G1320didaskalos
Appears in 58 verses of the New Testament
In short
Didaskalos is the Greek word usually translated “teacher” and “teachers”. It appears in 58 verses of the New Testament.
“Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “teacher” and “teachers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- teacher 47
- teachers 8
- a teacher 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 16
- Matthew 12
- Mark 12
- John 8
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Timothy 2
12 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
- Matthew 10:24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
- Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- Matthew 12:38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
- Matthew 17:24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
All 58 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
διδάσκαλος didaskalos · teacher
διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Est.6:1, 2Ma.1:10 * ;] given as rendering of Heb. רַבִּי ,רַבּוֺן (NT, Ῥαββεί, Ῥαββουνεί which see); a teacher: Jhn.1:39 20:16; of Jewish teachers, Luk.2:46, Jhn.3:10, cf. Rom.2:20-21; of John Baptist, Luk.3:12; of Jesus, Jhn.3:2, 10 8:4 11:28 13:13-14, and often in Syn., most frequently in voc., as title of address, as Mat.8:19, Mrk.4:38; of Jesus by himself, Mat.23:8; of an apostle, 1Ti.2:7, 2Ti.1:11; of Christians, 1Co.12:28-29, Eph.4:11, Act.13:1, Jas.3:1; of false teachers, 2Ti.4:3 (Cremer, 181; DB, i, 609, iii, 294, iv, 691) …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “teacher” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TE'ACHER, noun
One who teaches or instructs.
- An instructor; a preceptor; a tutor; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others.
- One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel.
- One who preaches without regular ordination.
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.