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διδάσκω

didaskōto teachHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb97 occurrences17 books91 verses

Definition

διδάσκω

[in LXX chiefly for למד pl., also for ידע hi., ירה hi., etc. ;]

to teach (i.e. instruct) a person, teach a thing;

1. trans.: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 5:2, Mark 1:22, al.; before ὅτι, Mark 8:31; περί, 1 John 2:27; with inf., Luke 11:1; with accusative of thing(s), Mark 6:30; 12:14; with cogn. accusative, Matthew 15:9 (LXX); with dupl. accusative, Mark 4:2, John 14:26; pass., Galatians 1:12, 2 Thessalonians 2:15; with dative of person(s) (like Heb., cf. Job 21:23, but prob. a vernac. usage, see Swete, in l.), Revelation 2:14.

2. Absol., to teach, give instruction: Matthew 4:23, Mark 1:21, and often in Gosp., Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Timothy 2:12, al.

Synonyms: παιδεύω (cf. Westc., Heb., 402; Cremer, 180).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διδάσκω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

97 total
  1. John 7:28διδάσκων · still teaching
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  2. John 7:35διδάσκειν · teach
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  3. John 8:2ἐδίδασκεν · to teach
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  4. John 8:20διδάσκων · while teaching
    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  5. John 8:28ἐδίδαξέν · has taught
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  6. John 9:34διδάσκεις · are instructing
    They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
  7. John 14:26διδάξει · will teach
    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
  8. John 18:20ἐδίδαξα · taught
    “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
  9. Acts 1:1διδάσκειν · to teach
    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
  10. Acts 4:2διδάσκειν · were teaching
    …greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  11. Acts 4:18διδάσκειν · teach
    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  12. Acts 5:21ἐδίδασκον · began to teach [the people]
    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  13. Acts 5:25διδάσκοντες · teaching
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  14. Acts 5:28διδάσκειν · to teach
    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
  15. Acts 5:42διδάσκοντες · teaching
    Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
  16. Acts 11:26διδάξαι · taught
    …and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
  17. Acts 15:1ἐδίδασκον · [and] were teaching
    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  18. Acts 15:35διδάσκοντες · teaching
    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
  19. Acts 18:11διδάσκων · teaching
    So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
  20. Acts 18:25ἐδίδασκεν · taught
    He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
  21. Acts 20:20διδάξαι · I taught
    I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
  22. Acts 21:21διδάσκεις · teach
    But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
  23. Acts 21:28διδάσκων · teaches
    …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  24. Acts 28:31διδάσκων · taught
    Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
  25. Romans 2:21διδάσκων · teach; διδάσκεις · do you not teach
    …you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
  26. Romans 12:7διδάσκων · teaching
    …if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
  27. 1 Corinthians 4:17διδάσκω · I teach
    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
  28. 1 Corinthians 11:14διδάσκει · teach
    Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
  29. Galatians 1:12ἐδιδάχθην · was I taught [it]
    I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
  30. Ephesians 4:21ἐδιδάχθητε · were taught
    Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
  31. Colossians 1:28διδάσκοντες · teaching
    We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
  32. Colossians 2:7ἐδιδάχθητε · you were taught
    …rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  33. Colossians 3:16διδάσκοντες · as you teach
    Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
  34. 2 Thessalonians 2:15ἐδιδάχθητε · taught you
    Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
  35. 1 Timothy 2:12διδάσκειν · to teach
    I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
  36. 1 Timothy 4:11δίδασκε · teach
    Command and teach these things.
  37. 1 Timothy 6:2δίδασκε · Teach
    Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
  38. 2 Timothy 2:2διδάξαι · to teach
    And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
  39. Titus 1:11διδάσκοντες · [and] teach
    …who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
  40. Hebrews 5:12διδάσκειν · to reteach
    Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
  41. Hebrews 8:11διδάξωσιν · teach
    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
  42. 1 John 2:27διδάσκῃ · to teach; διδάσκει · teaches; ἐδίδαξεν · have been taught
    And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
  43. Revelation 2:14ἐδίδασκεν · taught
    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
  44. Revelation 2:20διδάσκει · By her teaching
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.