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Lecture hall

σχολήStrong’s G4981

scholē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Scholē is the Greek word usually translated “lecture hall”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.”
Acts 19:9 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • lecture hall 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    σχολή scholē · lecture hall

    σχολή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: Gen.33:14 (κατὰ σ., אַט), Pro.28:19, Sir.38:24 * ;] 1. leisure. 2. Later (from Plato on), (a) that for which leisure is employed, a disputation, lecture; (b) the place where lectures are delivered, a school: Act.19:9 (for the later sense of employment, see MM, xxiv).† (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.