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Lexicon :: Strong's G1320 - didaskalos

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διδάσκαλος
Transliteration
didaskalos (Key)
Pronunciation
did-as'-kal-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:148,161

Strong’s Definitions

διδάσκαλος didáskalos, did-as'-kal-os; from G1321; an instructor (genitive case or specially):—doctor, master, teacher.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's G1320 in the following manner: Master (Jesus) (40x), teacher (10x), master (7x), doctor (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's G1320 in the following manner: Master (Jesus) (40x), teacher (10x), master (7x), doctor (1x).

  1. a teacher

  2. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διδάσκαλος didáskalos, did-as'-kal-os; from G1321; an instructor (genitive case or specially):—doctor, master, teacher.
STRONGS G1320:
διδάσκαλος, -ου, 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 (John 1:39); John 20:16; 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 (John 1:39); John 3:2; 8:4; 11:28; 13:13f; 20:16; 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]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:8
Luke
2:46; 3:12
John
1:38; 1:38; 1:39; 1:39; 3:2; 3:10; 8:4; 11:28; 13:13; 20:16; 20:16
Acts
13:1
Romans
2:20
1 Corinthians
12:28
Ephesians
4:11
1 Timothy
2:7
2 Timothy
1:11; 4:3
Hebrews
5:12
James
3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1320 matches the Greek διδάσκαλος (didaskalos),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in 'Mar' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38 - But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:35 - While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:17 - A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:38 - John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:20 - The man said to him, "Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - When they came they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone's favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:19 - "Teacher, Moses wrote for us: 'If a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:32 - The expert in the law said to him, "That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1 - Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and buildings!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:14 - Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'
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