Teaching
διδαχήStrong’s G1322didachē
Appears in 29 verses of the New Testament
In short
Didachē is the Greek word usually translated “teaching”, “instruction” and “about teaching”. It appears in 29 verses of the New Testament.
“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “teaching”, “instruction” and “about teaching”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- teaching 25
- of teaching 1
- a teaching 1
- with instruction 1
- about teaching 1
- by teachings 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 5
- Acts 4
- Matthew 3
- John 3
- Revelation 3
- Romans 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 John 1:9In contextWhosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
- 2 John 1:10In contextIf there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
- Matthew 7:28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Matthew 16:12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- Matthew 22:33And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
- Mark 1:22And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Greek dictionary
διδαχή didachē · teaching
διδαχή, -ῆς, ἡ (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Psa.60:1-12 title. (לָמַד pi.); Sm.: Deu.33:8 * ;] 1. objectively, teaching, doctrine, that which is taught: Mrk.1:27, Jhn.7:16, Act.17:19, Rom.6:7 16:17, 2Jn.10, Rev.2:24; with genitive poss., Mat.7:28 16:12 22:33, Mrk.1:22 11:18, Luk.4:32, Jhn.18:19, Act.5:28, Rev.2:14-15; ἡ δ., of Christ, Jhn.7:17, Act.13:12, 2Jn.9; of. τὴν δ., Tit.1:9; with genitive obj., βαπτισμῶν δ., Heb.6:2; pl., Heb.13:9. …
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.
- 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.