Instructor
παιδευτήςStrong’s G3810paideutēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paideutēs is the Greek word usually translated “instructor” and “correctors”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.”
Meaning
Usually translated “instructor” and “correctors”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an instructor 1
- correctors 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
παιδευτής paideutēs · instructor
παιδευτής, -οῦ, ὁ (παιδεύω), [in LXX: Hos.5:2 (מוּסָר), Sir.37:19, 4Ma.5:34 4Mac 9:6 * ;] 1. prop., a teacher, instructor: Rom.2:20. 2. a corrector, one who disciplines (cf. Ho, l.with) : Heb.12:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “instructor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INSTRUCT'OR, noun
A teacher; a person who imparts knowledge to another by precept or information.
- The preceptor of a school or seminary of learning; any president, professor or tutor, whose business is to teach languages, literature or the sciences; any professional man who teaches the principles of his profession.
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.