παιδεύω
paideúō · G3811 · Greek · 13 occurrences
Meanings
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to teach, to instruct, to train, teaching, instruction
To provide instruction, with the intent of forming proper habits of behavior
ExamplesActs 7:22 “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was proficient in speaking and action.
Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
Titus 2:12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age,
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to discipline, to train, discipline, training
To train someone in accordance with proper rules of conduct and behavior
Examples1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
2 Timothy 2:25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
Hebrews 12:6 FOR WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE PUNISHES EVERY SON WHOM HE ACCEPTS.”
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to punish, punishment
To punish for the purpose of improved behavior
ExamplesLuke 23:16 “Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
Luke 23:22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
2 Corinthians 6:9 as unknown and yet well known, as dying and yet behold, we are alive; as punished and yet not put to death,
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
13 occurrences in 8 groups
- Not stated (participle) 6
- ἐγώI, we 1
- κύριοςLord 1
- ΜωσεύςMoses 1
- ὁthe (definite article) 1
- πατήρfather 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- ἐγώI, we 1
- ζάωto be alive, to live, to come back to life 1
- ἀγαπάωto love 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ἀντιδιατίθεμαιto oppose 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἐνin+ πραΰτηςgentleness 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ δοκέωto think, to suppose, to seem 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ ἀκρίβειαstrictness 1
- παράfrom, with, beside+ πούςfoot 1
- πρόςto, toward, with+ ἡμέραday 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- υἱόςson 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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To teach, to instruct, to train, teaching, instruction33.226
- This domain covers παιδεύω naming formative teaching and training, as Luke describes Moses' upbringing in Egypt: “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was proficient in speaking and action.” (Acts 7:22)
- To discipline, to train, discipline, training36.10
- Here παιδεύω names formative correction leading toward maturity, as Paul instructs Titus on grace's effect: “instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age.” (Titus 2:12)
- To punish, punishment38.4
- This domain covers παιδεύω applied to corrective punishment, as Pilate proposes a lesser penalty for Jesus: “Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” (Luke 23:16)
Word family 14 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἐπαίδευον; 1 aorist participle παιδεύσας; passive, present παιδεύομαι; I aorist…
1. as in classical Greek, properly, to train children: τινα with a dative of the thing in which one is instructed, in passive, σοφία (Winer's Grammar, 221 (213) n.), Acts 7:22 R G L WH (cf. Buttmann, § 134, 6) (γράμμασιν, Josephus, contra Apion 1, 4 at the end); ἐν σοφία, ibid. T Tr; τινα κατά ἀκρίβειαν, in passive, Acts 22:3. passive, to be instructed or taught, to learn: followed by an infinitive, 1 Tim 1:20; to cause one to learn: followed by ἵνα, Tit 2:12.
2. to chastise;
a. to chastise or castigate with words, to correct: of those who are moulding the character of others by reproof and admonition, 2 Tim 2:25 (τινα παιδεύειν καί ῥυθμίζειν λόγῳ, Aelian v. h. 1, 34).
b. in Biblical and ecclesiastical use employed of God, to chasten by the infliction of evils and calamities (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 2, 1 b.): 1 Cor 11:32; 2 Cor 6:9; Heb 12:6; Rev 3:19 (Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17; Wis. 3:5 Wis. 11:10 (9); 2 Macc. 6:16 2Macc. 10:4).
c. to chastise with blows, to scourge: of a father punishing a son, Heb 12:7,(); of a judge ordering one to be scourged, Lk 23:16, Lk 23:22 ((Deut 22:18)).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 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
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