Strong's Lexicon
didaché: Teaching, doctrine, instruction
Original Word:διδαχή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:didaché
Pronunciation:dee-dakh-AY
Phonetic Spelling:(did-akh-ay')
Definition:Teaching, doctrine, instruction
Meaning:teaching, doctrine, what is taught.
Word Origin:Derived from διδάσκω (didaskō), meaning "to teach."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3948 לֶקַח (leqach) – meaning "learning, teaching, insight."
- H8451 תּוֹרָה (torah) – often translated as "law" or "instruction."
Usage:The term "didaché" refers to the act or content of teaching, often with a focus on the doctrines or teachings of Jesus and the apostles. It encompasses both the process of teaching and the substance of what is taught. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the authoritative teaching of Jesus, the apostles, and the early church.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, teaching was a respected profession, and philosophers and religious leaders were often followed by disciples who learned their teachings. In the Jewish context, rabbis were revered as teachers of the Law. The early Christian community placed a strong emphasis on teaching as a means of preserving and transmitting the faith. The "didaché" was central to the life of the early church, guiding believers in doctrine, ethics, and community life.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 1322didax (from1321/didáskō, "to teach") – establishedteaching, especially a "summarized" body of respected teaching (viewed as reliable, time-honored).
[The NT uses two feminine nouns (1319/didaskalía,1322/didaxḗ) from the same root. For more on this see1319/didaskalía ("applied-teaching, systematic theology").]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
didaskóDefinitiondoctrine, teaching
NASB Translationinstruction (2), teaching (27), teachings (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1322: διδαχήδιδαχή,
διδαχῆςἡ (
διδάσκω) (from
Herodotus down);
1.teaching, viz.that which is taught:Mark 1:27;John 7:16;Acts 17:19; Rom. ();;2 John 1:10;Revelation 2:24;ἡδιδαχήτίνος, one's doctrine, i. e. what he teaches:Matthew 7:28;Matthew 16:12;Matthew 22:33;Mark 1:22;Mark 11:18;Luke 4:32;John 18:19;Acts 5:28;Revelation 2:14f;ἡδιδαχή of God,τοῦκυρίου,τοῦΧριστοῦ, the doctrine which has God, Christ, the Lord, for its author and supporter:John 7:17;Acts 13:12;2 John 1:9; with the genitive of the object,doctrine, teaching, concerning something:Hebrews 6:2 (Winer's Grammar, 187 (176); 192 (181); 551 (513)); pluralHebrews 13:9.2. (the act of)teaching, instruction, (cf.διδασκαλία (on the supposed distinction between the two words and their use in the N. T. see Ellicott on2 Timothy 4:2; they are associated in2 Timothy 4:2, 3;Titus 1:9)):Acts 2:42;2 Timothy 4:2;ἐντῇδιδαχή,while he was teaching, a phrase by which the Evangelist indicates that he is about to cite some of the many words which Jesus spoke at that time,Mark 4:2;Mark 12:38;τοῦκατάτήνδιδαχήνπιστοῦλόγου, the faithful word which is in accordance with the received (2 Timothy 3:14) instruction,Titus 1:9; in particular, the teaching of theδιδάσκαλος (which see 6) in the religious assemblies of Christians:λαλεῖνἐνδιδαχή, to speak in the way ofteaching, in distinction from other modes of speaking in public,1 Corinthians 14:6;ἔχωδιδαχήν, to have something to teach,1 Corinthians 14:26.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
doctrine, teachingFromdidasko; instruction (the act or the matter) -- doctrine, hath been taught.
see GREEKdidasko
Forms and Transliterations
διδαχαις διδαχαίς διδαχαῖς διδαχη διδαχή διδαχὴ διδαχῇ διδαχην διδαχήν διδαχὴν διδαχης διδαχής διδαχῆς didachais didachaîs didache didachē didachḗ didachḕ didachêi didachē̂i didachen didachēn didachḕn didaches didachês didachēs didachē̂sLinks
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