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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1320 - διδάσκαλος

Transliteration

didáskalos

Phonetics

did-as'-kal-os

Origin

from (G1321)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TDNT

2:148,161

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a teacher
in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man
1. one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so
2. the teachers of the Jewish religion
3. of those who by their great power as teachers draw crowds around them i.e. John the Baptist, Jesus
4. by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as one who showed men the way of salvation
5. of the apostles, and of Paul
6. of those who in the religious assemblies of the Christians, undertook the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit
7. of false teachers among Christians

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (58)

Matthew 11

Mark 12

Luke 17

John 8

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

Ephesians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

NAS (59)

Matthew 12

Mark 12

Luke 17

John 8

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

Ephesians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

HCS (59)

Matthew 12

Mark 12

Luke 17

John 8

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

Ephesians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

BSB (59)

Matthew 12

Mark 12

Luke 17

John 8

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

Ephesians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

ESV (47)

Matthew 8

Mark 9

Luke 14

John 7

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

WEB (58)

Matthew 11

Mark 12

Luke 18

John 8

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 2

Hebrews 1

James 1

KJV (58)

Master 40

doctors 1

master 6

masters 1

teacher 4

teachers 6

NAS (59)

Teacher 41

teacher 10

teachers 8

HCS (59)

Teacher 6

teacher 5

), and a teacher 1

Teacher 36

a teacher 1

as a teacher 1

teacher 1

teachers 8

BSB (59)

Teacher 42

[You are] a teacher 1

a teacher 1

teacher 7

teachers 8

ESV (47)

Teacher 29

teacher 11

teachers 7

WEB (58)

* 4

Teacher 29

The Teacher 1

a teacher 4

his teacher 1

of the teachers 1

teacher 7

teachers 6

the Teacher 3

the master 1

the teacher 1

RAH

N-DSM 1

ANT

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 15

N-VSM 31

BEZ

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

BGB

N-AMP 3

N-AMS 5

N-GMP 1

N-NMP 4

N-NMS 15

N-VMS 31

BMT

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

BYZ

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

ELZ

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

NA26

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 15

N-VSM 30

V-PAPNSM 1

SBL

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 15

N-VSM 30

SCV

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

STV

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

TIS

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 15

N-VSM 32

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 14

N-VSM 31

N-APM 3

N-ASM 5

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 4

N-NSM 15

N-VSM 31

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

δῐδάσκᾰλ-ος, ὁ

(but fem., h.Merc. 556, A. Pr. 110, cf. ξυμφορὴ γίνεται δ. Democr. 76; πενία ἐπινοιῶν δ. Secund. Sent. 10),

I teacher, master, μαντείης h.Merc. l.c.; δ. τέχνης πάσης βροτοῖς A. Pr. l.c.; δεινῶν ἔργων Lys. 12.78; πόλεμος βίαιος δ. Th. 3.82; διδάσκαλον λαβεῖν get a master, [ S. ] Fr. 1120.8; εἰς διδασκάλου (sc. οἶκον) φοιτᾶν go to school, Pl. Alc. 1.109d, etc.; διδασκάλων or ἐκ διδασκάλων ἀπαλλαγῆναι leave school, Id. Grg. 514c, Prt. 326c; ἐν διδασκάλων at school, Id. Alc. 1.110b.

II trainer of a dithyrambic or dramatic chorus, producer of a play, etc., ἴτω δὲ καὶ τραγῳδίας ὁ Κλεομάχου δ. Cratin. 256, cf. Ar. Av. 912, Ach. 628, Antipho 6.13, etc.; δ. τοῦ μεγάλου χοροῦ SIG 698.8 (Delph., ii B. C.).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

διδάσκαλος, διδασκαλου, ὁ (διδάσκω), a teacher; in the N. T. one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man:

1. of one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so: Hebrews 5:12; Romans 2:20.

2. of the teachers of the Jewish religion: Luke 2:46; John 3:10; hence, the Hebrew רַב is rendered in Greek διδάσκαλος: John 1:38 (); ; cf. below, under ῤαββί, and Pressel in Herzog xii., p. 471f; (Campbell, Dissert. on the Gospels, diss. vii. part 2).

3. of those who by their great power as teachers drew crowds about them;

a. of John the Baptist: Luke 3:12.

b. of Jesus: John 1:38 (); ; often in the first three Gospels.

4. by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as the one who showed men the way of salvation: Matthew 23:8 L T Tr WH.

5. of the apostles: ὁ διδάσκαλος τῶν ἐθνῶν, of Paul, 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11.

6. of those who in the religious assemblies of Christians undertake the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11; Acts 13:1, cf. James 3:1.

7. of false teachers among Christians: 2 Timothy 4:3. (Homer (h. Merc. 556), Aeschylus, others)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* διδάσκαλος , -ου , ὁ

(< διδάσκω ),

[in LXX: Ezra 6:1, 2 Maccabees 1:10*;]

given as rendering of Heb. רַבִּי ,רַבּוֺן (NT, Ῥαββεί , Ῥαββουνεί q.v.);

a teacher: John 1:39; John 20:16; of Jewish teachers, Luke 2:46, John 3:10, cf. Romans 2:20-21; of John Baptist, Luke 3:12; of Jesus, John 3:2; John 3:10; John 8:4; John 11:28; John 13:13-14, and often in Syn., most freq. in voc., as title of address, as Matthew 8:19, Mark 4:38; of Jesus by himself, Matthew 23:8; of an apostle, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11; of Christians, 1 Corinthians 12:28-29, Ephesians 4:11, Acts 13:1, James 3:1; of false teachers, 2 Timothy 4:3 (Cremer, 181; DB, i, 609, iii, 294, iv, 691).

SYN.: παιδευτής G3810, q.v.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

διδάσκαλος occurs ter in the contract of apprenticeship P Oxy IV. 725 (A.D. 183); cf. BGU IV. 1021.12 al. (iii/A.D.). OGIS 149.5 (ii/B.C.) διδάσ [καλος μαθημάτων ] τακτικῶν. For διδασκαλεῖον cf. the dream from the Serapeum P Par 51.9 (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 19) ἐξαί [φνης ] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ὁρῶ [τὰς ] Διδύμας ἐν τῷ διδασκαλήῳ τοῦ Τοθῆ [τος, ";in the school of Tothes,"; and the adj. διδασκαλικός in P Par 63.51 (B.C. 165) (P Petr III. p. 22) τρ ̣όπον τινὰ διδασκα [λι ]κὴ [ν ] ἡμῶν πεποημένων τὴν [ὑ ]φήγησιν, ";we made our explanation such as almost to teach you, like schoolboys"; (Mahaffy) : cf. P Oxy II. 275.34 (A.D. 66) κυρία ἡ διδασκαλική, ";the contract of apprenticeship is valid."; MGr δάσκαλος, ";teacher, schoolmaster,"; with derivative δασκαλεύω ";censure, teach one his lesson,"; keeps the old word without its reduplication.

List of Word Forms

Διδασκαλε Διδάσκαλε διδασκαλοι διδάσκαλοι διδασκαλον διδάσκαλον διδασκαλος διδάσκαλος διδασκαλους διδασκάλους διδασκαλων διδασκάλων Didaskale Didáskale didaskaloi didáskaloi didaskalon didaskalōn didaskálon didaskálōn didáskalon didaskalos didáskalos didaskalous didaskálous