παιδευτής
paideutḗs · G3810 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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instructor, trainer, teacher
(Derivative of παιδεύω ‘to train,’) One who provides instruction for the purpose of proper behavior
ExamplesRomans 2:20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, possessing in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth—
Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
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punisher, one who punishes
(Derivative of παιδεύω ‘to punish,’) A person who punishes for constructive purposes
ExamplesHebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄφρωνfoolish 1
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- διδάσκαλος didáskalos · G1320 · teacher, instructor
- The standard Greek term for 'teacher,' overlapping with the pedagogical role of παιδευτής but without the specific connotation of corrective discipline that παιδευτής carries.
- καθηγητής kathēgētḗs · G2519 · teacher, instructor
- A Greek term for teacher/guide emphasizing authoritative instruction; overlaps semantically with the teaching aspect of παιδευτής but lacks the disciplinary/corrective nuance central to παιδευτής.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Instructor, trainer, teacher33.244
- This domain covers παιδευτής naming one who instructs and forms another, as Paul rebukes a Jewish teacher's inconsistency: “a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth.” (Romans 2:20)
- Punisher, one who punishes38.5
- Here παιδευτής names one who administers corrective discipline, as the writer of Hebrews compares earthly and heavenly fathers: “Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?” (Hebrews 12:9)
Word family 14 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παιδευτου, ὁ (παιδεύω); 1. an instructor, preceptor, teacher: Rom 2:20 (Sir. 37:19; 4…
1. an instructor, preceptor, teacher: Rom 2:20 (Sir. 37:19; 4 Macc. 5:34; Plato, legg. 7, p. 811 d., etc.; Plutarch, Lycurgus,
c. 12, etc.; (Diogenes Laërtius 7, 7).
2. a chastiser: Heb 12:9 (Hos 5:2; Psalt. Sal. 8, 35).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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