חָנִיךְ

יָסַר yâçar · H3256 · to discipline, to accept discipline

Hebrew verb meaning to discipline, chastise, or instruct, often with corrective nuance. Shares with חָנִיךְ the sense of training or preparing someone, though יָסַר typically emphasizes the disciplinary or corrective aspect of training rather than merely skill preparation.

γυμνάζω gymnázō · G1128 · to discipline oneself, to keep oneself disciplined, to train

The primary Greek verb for training or exercising, especially in physical or disciplinary contexts. Used metaphorically for spiritual training (1 Tim 4:7, Heb 5:14, 12:11). Captures the sense of disciplined preparation that Hebrew חָנִיךְ conveys in Gen 14:14 where Abram's 318 men are described as 'trained' servants.

παιδεύω paideúō · G3811 · to teach, to instruct, to train

Greek verb for training, educating, or disciplining, often with emphasis on instruction and correction. Encompasses both the educational and disciplinary aspects of training. A viable translation equivalent for the training/instructional sense of חָנִיךְ.

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The word denotes someone trained or instructed, as in Genesis 14:14's reference to Abram's trained men, born and raised in his own household.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

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.