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Lexicon :: Strong's G3809 - paideia

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παιδεία
Transliteration
paideia (Key)
Pronunciation
pahee-di'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:596,753

Trench's Synonyms: xxxii. παιδεία, νουθεσία.

Strong’s Definitions

παιδεία paideía, pahee-di'-ah; from G3811; tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction:—chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3809 in the following manner: chastening (3x), nurture (1x), instruction (1x), chastisement (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3809 in the following manner: chastening (3x), nurture (1x), instruction (1x), chastisement (1x).

  1. the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment) It also includes the training and care of the body

  2. whatever in adults also cultivates the soul, esp. by correcting mistakes and curbing passions.

    1. instruction which aims at increasing virtue

    2. chastisement, chastening, (of the evils with which God visits men for their amendment)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παιδεία paideía, pahee-di'-ah; from G3811; tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction:—chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.
STRONGS G3809:
παιδεία (Tdf. παιδία; (see Iota)), παιδείας, ἡ, (παιδεύω), the Sept. for מוּסָר;
1. the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment): Ephesians 6:4 (cf. Winers Grammar, 388 (363) note); (in Greek writings from Aeschylus on, it includes also the care and training of the body.) (See especially Trench, Synonyms, § xxxii.; cf. Jowett's Plato, index under the word Education).
2. "whatever in adults also cultivates the soul, especially by correcting mistakes and curbing the passions "; hence,
a. instruction which aims at the increase of virtue: 2 Timothy 3:16.
b. according to Biblical usage chastisement, chastening (of the evils with which God visits men for their amendment): Hebrews 12:5 (Proverbs 3:11), Hebrews 12:7f (see ὑπομένω, 2 b.), Hebrews 12:11; (Proverbs 15:5, and often in the O. T.; cf. Grimm, Exgt. Hdbch. on Sap., p. 51; (cf. (Plato) definition παιδεία. δύναμις θεραπευτικη
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
3:11; 15:5
Ephesians
6:4
2 Timothy
3:16
Hebrews
12:5; 12:7; 12:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3809 matches the Greek παιδεία (paideia),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2 - Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the LORD your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:26 - Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:3 - I’ve had to endure your insults,
but now my spirit prompts me to reply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:13 - He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:12 - Submit to God’s royal son,[fn] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:35 - You have given me your shield of victory.
Your right hand supports me;
your help has made me great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:17 - For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - I believe in your commands;
now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
to help them understand the insights of the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:8 - My child,[fn] listen when your father corrects you.
Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline,
and don’t be upset when he corrects you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - My children,[fn] listen when your father corrects you.
Pay attention and learn good judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:13 - Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 - You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:10 - Choose my instruction rather than silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:17 - People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
but those who ignore correction will go astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:18 - If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
if you accept correction, you will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - Only a fool despises a parent’s[fn] discipline;
whoever learns from correction is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:32 - If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:33 - Fear of the LORD teaches wisdom;
humility precedes honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:27 - If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:12 - Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:32 - Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:16 - LORD, in distress we searched for you.
We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:4 - The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5 - But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - “I have punished your children,
but they did not respond to my discipline.
You yourselves have killed your prophets
as a lion kills its prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:3 - LORD, you are searching for honesty.
You struck your people,
but they paid no attention.
You crushed them,
but they refused to be corrected.
They are determined, with faces set like stone;
they have refused to repent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:27 - “Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect them to respond.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - All your lovers—your allies—have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:13 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Israel. I will blot their names from Israel’s record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:7 - Indeed, the Sovereign LORD never does anything
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 - O LORD my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal—
surely you do not plan to wipe us out?
O LORD, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us,
to punish us for our many sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:2 - No one can tell it anything;
it refuses all correction.
It does not trust in the LORD
or draw near to its God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now!
Surely they will listen to my warnings.
Then I won’t need to strike again,
destroying their homes.’
But no, they get up early
to continue their evil deeds.
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