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διδαχή

Instruction (the act or the matter)

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διδαχή G1322

Pronunciation didachḗ

What does διδαχή (didachḗ) mean in the Bible?

διδαχή (didachḗ) is a Greek word meaning "instruction (the act or the matter)". διδαχή, -ῆς, ἡ (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Psa.

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Meaning

instruction (the act or the matter)

Extended definition

Teaching as both the act of instructing and the content being taught; often emphasizes doctrinal content.

(διδάσκω), [in LXX: Psa.60:1-12 title. (לָמַד pi.); Sm.: Deu.33:8 * ;]

1objectively, teaching, doctrine, that which is taught: Mrk.1:27, Jhn.7:16, Act.17:19, Rom.6:7 16:17, 2Jn.10, Rev.2:24; with genitive poss., Mat.7:28 16:12 22:33, Mrk.1:22 11:18, Luk.4:32, Jhn.18:19, Act.5:28, Rev.2:14-15; ἡ δ., of Christ, Jhn.7:17, Act.13:12, 2Jn.9; of. τὴν δ., Tit.1:9; with genitive obj., βαπτισμῶν δ., Heb.6:2; pl., Heb.13:9.

2Actively, teaching: Act.2:42, 2Ti.4:2; ἐν τ. δ., in the course of his teaching: Mrk.4:2 12:38; λαλεῖν ἐν δ., 1Co.14:6; ἔχειν δ., 1Co.14:26 (DCG, i, 485; Cremer, 181).

Synonymsδιδασκαλία

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:27 · John 7:16 · Acts 17:19 3×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:12 · John 7:17 · John 18:19 · Acts 5:28 · Rom 6:17 5×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:28 · Matt 22:33 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 4:2 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 12:38 · Luke 4:32 · Acts 2:42 · Acts 13:12 · 1 Cor 14:6 · 2 Tim 4:2 · 2 John 1:9 13×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 13:9 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 16:17 · 1 Cor 14:26 · Titus 1:9 · Heb 6:2 · 2 John 1:10 · Rev 2:14 · Rev 2:15 · Rev 2:24 8×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 14:6 teaching didachḗ Dative · Singular · Feminine

Active sense, the process or act of instructing others in assembly

2 John 1:9-10 teaching didachḗ Dative · Singular · Feminine

Objective sense, the doctrine or content of Christ's instruction that must be maintained

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 2 — The Spirit Comes and Christ Is Proclaimed John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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