Didaskalos

did-as'-kal-os
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Didaskalos Definition

  1. a teacher
  2. in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man
    1. one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so
    2. the teachers of the Jewish religion
    3. of those who by their great power as teachers draw crowds around them i.e. John the Baptist, Jesus
    4. by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as one who showed men the way of salvation
    5. of the apostles, and of Paul
    6. of those who in the religious assemblies of the Christians, undertook the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit
    7. of false teachers among Christians
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
didavskaloß
Origin
from (1321)
Strong's Number
1320
TDNT Entry
2:148,161

KJV Word Usage

Master (Jesus)
40
teacher
10
master
7
doctor
1
Total
58

KJV Verse Count

11
12
16
8
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Total
57
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Didaskalos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .