paideuō · discipline, teach

What it means

paideuō (παιδεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “discipline, teach”.

Discipline, correct, punish; also train, teach, bring up.

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 teach, train someone.
2. To set right lovingly, like a father his child.
3. To punish with whipping.

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

How it is translated

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

• disciplined ×4
• after punishing ×2
• discipline ×2
• correcting ×1
• disciplines ×1
• educated ×1
• training ×1
• was instructed ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×2
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×3
• Revelation×1

• Luke 23:16

  So after punishing him I will release him.”

• Luke 23:22

  And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found no guilt deserving death in him; so after punishing him I will release him.”

• Acts 7:22

  And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his words and deeds.

• Acts 22:3

  “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

• 1 Corinthians 11:32

  But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined, so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

• 2 Corinthians 6:9

  as unknown and yet well known; as dying, and look, we live; as disciplined and yet not put to death;

• 1 Timothy 1:20

  Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.

• 2 Timothy 2:25

  correcting with gentleness those who oppose him; perhaps God may give them a change of mind leading to the knowledge of the truth,

• Titus 2:12

  training us that, having denied ungodliness and worldly desires, we may live sensibly and justly and godly in the present age,

• Hebrews 12:6

  for the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and he flogs every son whom he receives.

• Hebrews 12:7

  It is for discipline that you endure; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?

• Hebrews 12:10

  For they disciplined us for a few days as seemed best to them, but he does so for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.

• Revelation 3:19

  I rebuke and discipline all those whom I hold dear; be zealous, then, and change your mind.