didaskō · teach

What it means

didaskō (διδάσκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “teach”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To explain to others what they should know or do, as a teacher.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To teach: to instruct others, above all in gatherings or as a teacher. Thayer: to teach; to give instruction; to explain something. Of the same family are διδάσκαλος, “teacher” (G1320), and διδαχή, “teaching”.

• Jesus teaches in synagogues and on mountains Matthew 5:2Matthew 7:29
• “He began to teach them”: the announcement of the cross Mark 8:31
• “Lord, teach us to pray” Luke 11:1
• The Spirit will teach John 14:26
• Teaching in the assembly Matthew 28:20Colossians 3:161 Timothy 2:12

How we translate it

“Teaching” 47 times, “teach” 28, “taught” 14, “teaches” 6. The imperfect is often “was teaching” (Matthew 5:2), because the Greek describes an action that went on or was repeated.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• teaching ×47
• teach ×28
• taught ×14
• teaches ×6
• they had been instructed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×14
• Mark×17
• Luke×17
• John×9
• Acts×16
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×3
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×3
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×2
• 1 John×3
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 4:23

  And he went around in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

• Matthew 5:2

  And opening his mouth, he was teaching them, saying,

• Matthew 5:19

  So whoever breaks one of these least commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, this one will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 7:29

  for he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not as their scribes.

• Matthew 9:35

  And Jesus went around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.

• Matthew 11:1

  And it happened when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, that he moved on from there to teach and proclaim in their towns.

• Matthew 13:54

  And coming to his hometown, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and the miracles?

• Matthew 15:9

  and in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

• Matthew 21:23

  And when he had come into the temple, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”

• Matthew 22:16

  And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care about anyone, for you do not look at the face of people.

• Matthew 26:55

  At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

• Matthew 28:15

  And they took the money and did as they had been instructed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

• Matthew 28:20

  teaching them to keep all things that I have commanded you. And look, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age.”

• Mark 1:21

  And they go into Capernaum. And at once on the Sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue.

• Mark 1:22

  And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not as the scribes.

• Mark 2:13

  And he went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.

• Mark 4:1

  And again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathers around him, so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

• Mark 4:2

  And he was teaching them many things in parables, and he was saying to them in his teaching,

• Mark 6:2

  And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue; and the many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is the wisdom given to him, and such miracles done by his hands?

• Mark 6:6

  And he was amazed because of their unbelief. And he was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

• Mark 6:30

  And the apostles gather around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and all that they had taught.

• Mark 6:34

  And going ashore, he saw a large crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

• Mark 7:7

  and in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

• Mark 8:31

  And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the high priests and the scribes and be killed and after three days rise.

• Mark 9:31

  for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he has been killed, after three days he will rise.”

• Mark 10:1

  And getting up from there, he goes into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gather around him again, and as was his custom, he was again teaching them.

• Mark 11:17

  And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”

• Mark 12:14

  And they came and say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of people, but in truth you teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

• Mark 12:35

  And Jesus responded and said, as he taught in the temple, “How do the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David?

• Mark 14:49

  Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me; but this has happened so that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.”

• Luke 4:15

  And he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

• Luke 4:31

  And he went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath.

• Luke 5:3

  And getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land; and sitting down, he was teaching the crowds from the boat.

• Luke 5:17

  And it happened, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting there Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him for him to heal.

• Luke 6:6

  And it happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there and his right hand was withered.

• Luke 11:1

  And it happened, while he was praying in a certain place, that when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

• Luke 12:12

  for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you must say.”

• Luke 13:10

  Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

• Luke 13:22

  And he was going through cities and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

• Luke 13:26

  Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

And 56 more times.