Matthew 15:9 — Word Study
N1904μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
BSAin vainmatēn [to no purpose, without genuine heart] thende they worshipsebomai▸ [reverence, adore] Meegō teaching [as]didaskō▸ [instruct, guide] doctrinesdidaskalia [teachings, instructions] [the] preceptsentalma [commands, rules] of men.’anthrōpos [human beings, mortals]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| μάτην | in vain | Adverb |
| δὲ | then | Conjunction |
| σέβονταί | they worship | Verb, present, no voice stated |
| με | Me | Personal pronoun, first person, accusative |
| διδάσκοντες | teaching [as] | Verb, present, active |
| διδασκαλίας, | doctrines | Noun, accusative, plural |
| ἐντάλματα | [the] precepts | Noun, accusative, plural |
| ἀνθρώπων.¶ | of men.’ | Noun, genitive, plural |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ” |
| KJV | But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. |
| ASV | But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. |
| YLT | and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings — commands of men.' |
| WEB | And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’” |
| BBE | But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men. |
Where they part company is μάτην — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause followed by a participial phrase that elaborates on the nature of their worship.
8 commentators on this verse
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subjectδιδάσκω
verbσέβω
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the New Testament.
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Deep Study — Matthew 15:9
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Context — Jesus on True Worshipgenerated
Matthew 15:9 is part of a conversation where Jesus challenges the Pharisees' understanding of worship. He points out that their rituals are hollow because they are based on human traditions rather than God's commandments. This critique emphasizes that true worship is not just about outward actions but requires a sincere heart that aligns with God's will, as seen in the preceding verse, Matthew 15:8.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus 20:7 | You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. |
| 2 | Leviticus 26:16–20 | then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. |
| 3 | 1 Samuel 25:21 | Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good. |
| 4 | Psalm 39:6 | Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. |
| 5 | Psalm 73:13 | Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 21 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — μάτην, matēngenerated
The Greek word μάτην (transliterated as matēn) is an adverb meaning 'in vain' or 'to no purpose.' It conveys the idea of actions that are fruitless or meaningless, particularly in the context of worship that lacks genuine devotion.
This word appears in both Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7, highlighting the futility of worship that is not rooted in a true relationship with God.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.' This wording is closely mirrored in the KJV and ASV, both emphasizing the emptiness of their worship.
The YLT states, 'and in vain do they worship Me,' which maintains the same message but uses slightly different phrasing. In contrast, the BBE translates it as 'But their worship is to no purpose,' which shifts the focus slightly to the nature of the worship itself.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb in this verse is σέβονταί, they worship, which governs the action of the subject. The structure includes a participial phrase διδάσκοντες, teaching, that describes how they worship.
The sentence connects two main ideas: the worship that is in vain and the teaching of human precepts as doctrine. Each part is linked by the conjunction δέ, then, which serves to contrast their actions.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The term διδάσκω (i.e., *didaskō*) is also present in the Septuagint, where it translates the Hebrew לָמַד (H3925), meaning 'to teach.' This connection emphasizes the continuity of teaching practices from the Old Testament into the New Testament.
The word ἔνταλμα (i.e., *entalma*), meaning 'precept,' aligns with various commandments found in the Hebrew Scriptures, indicating that the teachings of men in this verse stand in contrast to God's commands.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Matthew 15:9 shows Jesus pointing out that the worship of the Pharisees is empty because it is based on human rules rather than God's commandments. He stresses that true worship must come from a sincere heart.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Worshiping in vain means engaging in rituals or practices that lack genuine devotion or sincerity, making them meaningless.
Jesus criticizes the Pharisees because they prioritize human traditions over God's commandments, leading to a form of worship that is not authentic.
Genuine worship comes from a sincere heart that seeks to honor God, aligning actions and beliefs with His teachings rather than human-made rules.
Teaching the precepts of men signifies relying on human authority and traditions instead of God's word, which can lead to misguided beliefs and practices.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways might I be practicing rituals without genuine heart devotion?
- How can I ensure that my worship aligns with God's commandments rather than human traditions?
- What steps can I take to deepen my understanding of true worship?
- How can I encourage others to seek a more authentic relationship with God?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Theophylact of Ohrid comments on this verse, arguing that the Pharisees' worship mirrors that of their Father, indicating their misplaced devotion.
. Through the voice of the prophet Isaiah (Is. 29:13) Christ shows that the Pharisees and scribes are disposed to Him in the same way that they are to His Father.Early Church Fathers on Matthew 15 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Matthew 15:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBut in vain do they worship me,.... In the Hebrew text it is, "their fear towards me": which is rightly expressed here by "worship"; for the fear of God often intends the whole worship of God, both
Read John Gill on Matthew 15 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBut in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Read Robert Jamieson on Matthew 15 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleVer. 7-9. The Greek is, didaskontev didaskaliav, teaching doctrines, the commandments of men. Ye hypocrites, who put on an outward vizard or appearance of holiness, but have nothing in your hearts of true and severe piety, well did Isaiah prophesy of you: Isaiah spake to the Jews that were then in being, but what he then said of your forefathers that lived in his age, is true of you who are their children. Saying, This people, &c. The evangelist doth not quote the words of the prophet exactly, but his sense, and teacheth us this lesson, That whatsoever outward show and profession of religion be in and upon men, if their hearts be not right with God, and what they outwardly do proceed not…
Read Matthew Poole on Matthew 15 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Ver. 9. But in vain do they worship me] For they lose their labour, and, which is worse, they commit sin. Displeasing service is double dishonour, as dissembled sanctity is double iniquity. Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men] So do Papists. The pope can do all things that Christ can do, saith Hostiensis. He can of wickedness make righteousness, saith Bellarmine; of virtue, vice; of nothing, something. His determinations are ipsissimum Dei verbum, the very word of God, saith Hosius. Murders, treasons, thefts, &c.-there is no command of the moral law, but they can dispense with it; but none of their…
Read John Trapp on Matthew 15 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.—Neither word is quite adequately rendered. The “doctrines” are not articles of faith, propositions to be believed, but precepts which were taught as binding. The “commandments” are single, special rules as contrasted with the divine “commandment,” which was exceedingly broad.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Matthew 15 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 9. In vain they do worship me, c.] By the traditions of the elders, not only the word of God was perverted, but his worship also was greatly corrupted. But the Jews were not the only people who have acted thus: whole Christian Churches, as well as sects and parties, have acted in the same way. Men must not mould the worship of God according to their fancy - it is not what they think will do - is proper, innocent, &c., but what God himself has prescribed, that he will acknowledge as his worship. However sincere a man may be in a worship of his own invention, or of man's commandment, yet it profits him nothing. Christ himself says it is in vain. To condemn such, may appear to some…
Read AdamClarke on Matthew 15 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesCh. Matthew 15:1-20. The True Religion and the False. A Discourse to the Pharisees, the People, and the Disciples Mark 7:1-23 These twenty verses sum up the great controversy of the N. T., that between the religion of the letter and external observances and the religion of the heart, between what St Paul calls “the righteousness which is of the law and the righteousness which is of God by (or grounded upon) faith,” Philippians 3:9.
Read Cambridge on Matthew 15 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible9. In vain they do worship me — Their very prayers offered in that spirit are a mockery and abomination to God.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Matthew 15 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ”
And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Tyndale line
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.
Strictly literal
but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings — commands of men.'
and in vain they worship Me, teaching teachings—commands of men.”
They worship me in vain, because they teach as their doctrines the commandments of people.'”
From the Latin
And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
Simplified
Their worship of me is pointless. What they teach are just man-made requirements.’”
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
Sine causa autem colunt me,/ docentes doctrinas et mandata hominum.]
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܘܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ
The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.
Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.
The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The previous edition, still widely cited.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.¶
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Matthew 15:9
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The Greek word μάτην (transliterated as matēn) is an adverb meaning 'in vain' or 'to no purpose.' It appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize fruitlessness, such as in Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7. The word is derived from a root related to folly or fault, and it has been used in various classical texts to describe actions that are idle or without reason.
μάτην (accus. [cf. W. 230 (216); B. § 131, 12] of μάτη, i. q. paria, a futile attempt, folly, fault), adv., fr. Pind., Aeschyl. down, in vain, fruillessly: Mt. xv. 9 and Mk. vii. 7, after Isa. xxix. 13 Sept.
μάτην. For this adverb, ‘‘in vain,” ‘‘to no purpose,” cf. the illiterate P Amh IT. 130° (A.D. 70) ἐξλῆθα (/. ἐξῆλθα Ὁ) εὑρὼν ἕκξ (ἐξ) ἑπτὰ μάτιαν πολούτων (/. μάτην πωλοῦντας), “1 came away after finding six or seven offering in vain to sell (some barley) * (Edd.), and P Oxy XII. 1417? (early iv/a.D.) μάτην οὖν θέλω διὰ σοῦ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ, and for the interesting phrase ἐπὶ μάτην cf. 20. III. 5305 (ii/A-D.) ἐπὶ μάτη[ν] δὲ τῶι τοῦ Παυσιρίωνος τοσοῦτον χρόνον προσκαρτερί[ῶ, ‘and that I have so long been engaged with Pausirion’s business to no purpose” (Edd.). His μάτην is similarly used by Lucian (7 γαρ. 28, 241).
μάτην (matēn) — in vain.
μάτην,
Doric dialect μάτᾱν [μᾰ], adverb in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burden, [Refs]; Διὸς μ. ἄκοιτις his bedfellow to no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. at random, without reason, οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ὁ νοσῶν μ., i.e. he that is mad, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. idly, falsely, λέγοντες εἴτ᾽ ἀληθές, εἴτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ οὖν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
μάτην
maten
accusative case of a derivative of the base of 3145 (through the idea
of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of
punishment); folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose:--in vain.
see GREEK for 3145
μάτην
Adv
in vain
μάτην from μά^τη in vain, idly, fruitlessly, Lat. frustra, Hhymn., Pind., attic; μ. ὁ μόχθος in vain the labour, Aesch.; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burthen, id. Aesch.
at random, without reason, Lat. temere, Theogn., Hdt., attic; ὁ νοσῶν μ., of a madman, Soph.
idly, falsely, Lat. falso, id. Soph.; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, Aesch.
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
van: The adjective of "vanity," and representing the same Hebrew and Greek words as does the latter, with a few additions (chiefly kenos, "empty," and its compounds in the New Testament). And "vain" can always be replaced by its synonym "empty," often with advantage in modern English (Job 15:2; 1Co 15:14, etc.). The exception is the phrase "in vain," and even there the interchange can be made if some (understood) noun such as "ways" be added. So "to take God's name in vain" (Ex 20:7; De 5:11) means simply to take it for an "empty" ("not good") purpose.
2 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ἔστι δ’ ὅτε τὰ μὲν ἐτελεσιουργήθη, ὁ δὲ ταῦτα λογισάμενος οὐκ ὤνατο, ἀλλὰ προαπέθανε καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς τῶν πονηθέντων καρποῖς μάτην ἀπόλαυσιν ἐμαντεύσατο.
μὴ προσεμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θηλὴν ἀλλʼ ἀποστραφέντος καὶ τοῦτʼ ἐπὶ πολλῶν ποιήσαντος γυναικῶν ἡ Μαριάμη παρατυγχάνουσα τοῖς γινομένοις οὐχ ὥστε ἐκ παρασκευῆς δοκεῖν ἀλλὰ κατὰ θεωρίαν, μάτην, εἶπεν, ὦ βασίλισσα, ταύτας ἐπὶ τροφῇ τοῦ παιδὸς μετακαλῇ…
λέγω αὐτῷ: Κύριε, ὅσα ἄν μοι δείξῃς καὶ μὴ δηλώσῃς, μάτην ἔσομαι ἑωρακὼς αὐτὰ καὶ μὴ νοῶν, τί ἐστιν: ὡσαύτως καὶ ἐάν μοι παραβολὰς λαλήσῃς καὶ μὴ ἐπιλύσῃς μοι αὐτάς, εἰς μάτην ἔσομαι ἀκηκοώς τι παρὰ σοῦ.
δόξῃς ὅτι ἀμελῶ πρὸς σὲ μὴ πωλήσας τὴν κριθήν, ἀλλὰ ἐξῆλθα εὑρὼν ἓξ ἑπτὰ μάτην πωλοῦντας· τούτου χάριν καρτερῶ. τάχα δύναμαι ἀκοῦσαι ρημ … εἰ δὲ σπεύδετε παρακομίσω. περὶ
ε … … … ναι μήπως ἐπὶ τῆς διαγνώσεως … … … γεγονέναι τοῦ μάτην … … … … … αι πρὸς τὸν … … ς στρατηγὸν
τὸ δὲ πραγμάτιον περὶ οὗ ἔγραψα Θέωνι μὴ μελέτω σοι εἰ μὴ τετέλεσται ἐπὶ μάτην δὲ τῶι τοῦ Παυσιρίωνος τοσοῦτον χρόνον προσκαρτερῶ … υδε απα … μ … ι
δέ (de) is a post-positive particle in Greek, primarily used as a conjunction to connect clauses. It can express contrast (but, on the other hand) or continuation (and, also), and is often used to transition between ideas or to add emphasis. In the New Testament, it appears frequently in various contexts, such as contrasting statements or resuming interrupted discourse, with notable examples in Matthew and 2 Corinthians.
δέ (before vowels δ’; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, v. WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96),
post-positive conjunctive particle;
copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mt 1:2ff., II Co 6:15, 16, II Pe 1:5-7; in repetition for emphasis, Ro 3:21, 22, 9:30, I Co 2:6, Ga 2:2, Phl 2:8; in transition to something new, Mt 1:18 2:19, Lk 13:1, Jo 7:14, Ac 6:1, Read the full entry →
δέ (related to δή, as μέν to μήν, ef. Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2 p. 355), a particle adversative, distinctive, disjunctive, but, moreover, (W.§ 53, 7 and 10, 2); it is much more freq. in the historical parts of the N. T. than in the other books, very rare in the Epp. of John and the Apocalypse. {On its general neglect of elision (when the next word begins with a vowel) cf. Tdf. Proleg. p. 96; WH. App. Ῥ 146; W.§5,1a.; B. p.10sq.] It is used ἘΠ ΟἹ δὲ univ. by way of opposition and distinction; it is added to statements opp. to a preceding statement: ἐὰν yap ἀφῆτε... ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε, Mt. vi. 14 sq.; ἐὰν de ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς κτλ. Mt. vi. 23; ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι, Mk. ii. 20; it opposes persons to persons or things previously mentioned or thought of, —either with strong emphasis: ἐγὼ δέ, Mt. v. 22, 28, 32, 34, 39,44; ἡμεῖς de, 1 Co. i. 23; 2 Co. x. 13; σὺ δέ, Mt. vi. 6; ὑμεῖς δέ, Mk. viii. 29; of δὲ…
Read the full entry →δεῖ. For the conjunctive, as in Mt 26%, cf. P Fay 109° (early i/A.D.) ἐάν σε δῇ (for δέῃ) τὸ εἱμάτιόν σου θεῖναι ἐνέχυρον. “even if you have to pawn your cloak” (Edd.). In P Tebt I. 585° (B.c. 111) we have ἐάν followed by the indicative— ἐὰν δεῖ σε συνπεσεῖν τῶι ᾿Ανικήτωι, σύνπεσαι, ‘if you must meet Anicetus, meet him” (Edd.): cf. Mayser G7. p. 325. Other examples of the verb are l’ Par 461® (B.C. 153) διὸ Kal ἡγούμενος δεῖν ἐπ᾿ ἄλλου μὲν μηθενὸς αὐτῶι διακριθῆναι» P Lille I. 267 (iii.B.c.) περὶ (corr. from πεερὶ) δὲ τούτου τοῦ μέρους δεήσει ἐπισχεῖν, P Tebt 11. 3414 (A.p. 140-1) δεήσι ἐπισταλῆναι εἰς δάνε[ι]α σπέρματα κατασπίο]ρᾶς KTA., “ΕἼ will be necessary to send on account of loans of seedcorn for the sowing,” etc., AécheZ 1001" © (Theran Doric —c. B.C. 200) no one may bring forward a proposal ὡς δεείσῃ διαλῦσαι τὸ κοινὸν εἰ τὰς θυσίας, P Flor II. 133" (A.D. 257) ἔδι μὲν ὑμᾶς μηδὲ…
Read the full entry →δέ (de) — then.
δέ,
but: adversative and copulative Particle,
I. answering to μέν (which see), τὴν νῦν μὲν Βοιωτίαν, πρότερον δὲ Καδμηίδα γῆν καλουμένην [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. without preceding μέν,
II.1. adversative, expressing distinct opposition, αἰεί τοι τὰ κάκ᾽ ἐστὶ φίλα.. μαντεύεσθαι, ἐσθλὸν δ᾽ οὔτε τί πω εἶπας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Prose, οὐκ ἐπὶ κακῷ, ἐλευθερώσει δέ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. copulative,
II.2. a in explanatory clauses, ξυνέβησαν.. τὰ μακρὰ τείχη ἑλεῖν (ἦν δὲ σταδίων μάλιστα ὀκτώ) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: when a substantive is followed by words in apposition, Ἀρισταγόρῃ τῷ Μιλησίῳ, δούλῳ δὲ ἡμετέρῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in answers, διπλᾶ λέγειν. —Answ. διπλᾶδ᾽ ὁρᾶν…
δέ
de
a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and,
etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
δέ
Cj.
but, on the other hand, and
δέ de 2x
a conjunctive particle, marking the superaddition of a clause, whether in opposition or in continuation, to what has preceded, and it may be variously rendered but, on the other hand, and, also, now, etc.; καὶ δέ, when there is a special superaddition in continuation, too, yea, etc. It sometimes is found at the commencement of the apodosis of a sentence, Acts 11:17. It serves also to mark the resumption of an interrupted discourse, 2 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 2:6
δέ but: conjunctive Particle, with adversative force: it commonly answers to μέν, and may often be rendered by while, whereas, on the other hand, v. μέν:— but μέν is often omitted, δέ being used merely to pass on from one thing to another; ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς θάμβησεν, θάμβησαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι Il.; etc.; κινεῖ κραδίην κινεῖ δὲ χόλον Eur.
δέ is often redundant,
to introduce the apodosis, where it may be rendered by then, yet, εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώωσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι if they will not give it, then I will take it, Il.; so at in Lat., si tu oblitus es, at Dii meminerint Catull.
to resume after interruption caused by a parenthesis, where it may be rendered by I say, now, so then, Hdt.
POSITION of δέ: properly second, being often put between the Art. and Subst., the prep. and case.
Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
2,937 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 15 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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σέβω (sebō) is a middle voice verb primarily meaning to worship or revere, often used in a religious context. It encompasses feelings of awe or fear before God and is applied to both Jewish proselytes and devout individuals in the New Testament, notably in Acts. The lexicons consistently describe it as conveying a sense of piety and respect, without significant disagreement.
σέβω, and (so everywh. in the Scriptures) σέβομαι ; fr. Hom. down; (0 revere, to worship: τινά (adeity), Mt. xv. 9; Mk. vii. 7; Acts xviii. 13; xix. 27, (Sap. xv. 18 ete.; for $V, Josh. iv. 24; xxii. 25; Jon.i. 9). In the Acts, “proselytes of the gate” (see προσήλυτος, 2) are called σεβόμενοι τὸν θεόν, [men that worship God’], Acts xvi. 14; xviii. 7, (Joseph. antt. 14, 7, 2); and simply οἱ σεβόμενοι, [A. V. the devout persons], Acts xvii. 17; oe βόμενοι προσήλυτοι, [R. V. devout proselyltes], Acts xiii. 433 σεβόμεναι γυναῖκες, ib. 50; of σεβ. Ἕλληνες, [A. V. the devout Greeks], Acts xvii. 4; in the Latin church, metuentes, verecundi, religiosi, timorati; Vulg. [exe. Acts xiii. 50] colentes ; cf. Thilo in his Cod. apocr. Nov. Test. p- 521.* |
σέβομαι, ** reverence, worship,” is found in the NT only in the mid. (Mk 77, Ac 1614, a/.): cf. PSI IV. 361° (B.c. 251-0) 7. 66 5) U σειρὰ ὅσοι αὐτὸν σέβονται, P Tebt I. 59! (B.c. 99) διὰ τὸ ἄνωθεν φοβεῖσθαι καὶ σέβεσθαι τὸ ἱερόν, Chrest, I. 116% (sayings of (c. B.C. 207-6) τοῖς σε[β]ομένοις ᾿Απίολλῶνα Πύθιον. We may add the claim of a worshipper of an obscure sect P Oxy XI. 138120 (ii/a.p.) “EAAnv [Js δὲ πίᾶ]σα γλῶσσα τὴν σὴν AaALHI[[. -J]oet] ἱστορίαν κ[αὶ] πᾶς “ἝλΙλ]ην ἀνὴρ τὸν tlo]d POG σεβήσεται ᾿Ιμού[θ]ην, ‘‘ every Greek tongue will tell thy story, and every Greek man will worship the son of Ptah, Imouthes” (Edd.). This reminds Reitzenstein (/e//. Myst. Rel. p. 70) of Phil 211: see further Halliday Pagan Background of Early Christianity, p. 246. The phrase οἱ σεβόμενοι (or φοβούμενοι) τὸν θεόν in the book of Acts to denote pagans in close touch with Jewish worship is discussed by…
Read the full entry →σέβομαι (sebomai) — be devout.
σέβομαι,
mostly used in present: imperfect in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σεβήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐσέφθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—feel awe or fear before God,feel shame, οὔ νυ σέβεσθ; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σεφθεῖσα awe-stricken, [Refs] [same place]: rarely with infinitive, dread or fear to do a thing, σ. προσιδέσθαι.., ἀντία φάσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so with accusative of things, to fear to do it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, σ. προσορῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. after [Refs 8th c.BC+], with accusative person, revere, worship, Κρονίδαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντων ἀνάκτων κοινοβωμίαν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Λυκοῦργον σέβεσθαι worship him as a hero, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; do homage to Zeus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, pay honour or respect to.. , θνατοὺς ἄγαν σ. [Refs]; τὸ φίλον…
σέβω
sebomai
middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to revere, i.e.
adore:--devout, religious, worship.
σέβομαι
v.
I reverence, worship
σέβω sebō 10x
mid., to stand in awe; to venerate, reverence, worship, adore, Mt. 15:9; Mk. 7:7; Acts 18:13; 19:27; part. σεβόμενος, η, ον, worshiping, devout, pious, a term applied to proselytes to Judaism, Acts 13:43; 16:14; 18:7; 13:50; 17:4, 17*
σέβομαι
σέβομαι, mostly in pres. Dep.
to feel awe or fear before God, to feel religious awe, feel shame, Il., Ar.; σεφθεῖσα awe-stricken, Plat.: c. inf. to dread or fear to do a thing, Aesch., Plat.
c. acc. pers. to honour with pious awe, to worship, Lat. veneror, Pind., Hdt., etc.:—then, to do homage to, pay honour or respect to, Trag.
Verb-PNI-3P — Verb · present · no voice stated · indicative · third person · pluralpresent no voice stated indicative — an action in progress.
V-PNI-3P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: middle or passive depoNent Mood: Indicative Person: third Number: Plural
wur'-ship (Anglo-Saxon: weorthscipe, wyrthscype, "honor," from weorth, wurth, "worthy," "honorable," and scipe, "ship"):
1. Terms
2. Old Testament Worship
3. New Testament Worship
4. Public Christian Worship
LITERATURE
Honor, reverence, homage, in thought, feeling, or act, paid to men, angels, or other "spiritual" beings, and figuratively to other entities, ideas, powers or qualities, but specifically and supremely to Deity.
1. Terms:
The principal Old Testament word is shachah, "depress," "bow down," "prostrate" (Hithpael), as in Ex 4:31, "bowed their heads and worshipped"; so in 94 other places. The context determines more or less clearly whether the physical act or the volitional and emotional idea is intended. The word is applied to acts of reverence to human superiors as well as supernatural. the Revised Version (British and American)…
Worship
Homage rendered to God which it is sinful (idolatry) to render to any created being (Ex. 34:14; Isa. 2:8). Such worship was refused by Peter (Acts 10:25,26) and by an angel (Rev. 22:8,9).
10 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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Διδάσκει μὲν οὖν ἡμᾶς ὁ πρῶτος λόγος, ὅτι θεός ἐστιν εἷς καὶ τοῦτον δεῖ σέβεσθαι μόνον·
φιλίαν, ἐν οἷς ἐὰν προσδεῆσθέ μου ἐπιτάσσοντές μοι προθυμότερον διὰ τὸ ἄνωθεν φοβεῖσθαι καὶ σέβεσθαι τὸ ἱερὸν, ἔρρωσθε. ἔτους ιϛ Φαῶφι θ.
εἶ, αὐτῇ ἀρέσαι. ἀλλὰ μὴ βαρέως ἔχε μου τὰ γράμματα νουθετοῦντά σε. ὀφείλομεν γὰρ σέβεσθαι τὴν τεκοῦσαν ὡς θεόν, μάλιστα τοιαύτην οὖσαν ἀγαθήν. ταῦτά σοι ἔγραψα, ἄδελφε, ἐπιστάμενος τὴν
παρʼ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀγωνιῶν διατελῶ καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς παρʼ αὐτοῦ προσφιλής εἰμι ὅσοι αὐτὸν σέβονται. γέγραφα δὲ καὶ αὐτῶι ἐπιστολήν· ἀπόδος οὖν αὐτῶι σύ. καὶ σὺ δὲ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπηις
ἐγώ, gen, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς,
pers. pron.
I.
ἐγώ, gen. ἐμοῦ, enclitic pod; dat. ἐμοί, enclitic μοί; acc. ἐμέ, enclitic μέ; plur. ἡμεῖς, ete.; personal pronoun, J. 1. The nominatives ἐγώ and ἡμεῖς, when joined to a verb, generally have force and emphasis, or indicate antithesis, as Mt. iii. 11; Mk.i. 8; Lk. iii. 16 (ἐγὼ pev... ὁ δέ); Mt. iii. 14 (ἐγὼ... ἔχω, καὶ σύν ; V. 22, 28, 39, and often; ἡμεῖς, contrasted with God, Mt. vi. 12; ἡμεῖς x. of Φαρισαῖοι, Mt. ix. 14; cf. W. § 22,6. But sometimes they are used where there is no emphasis or antithesis in them, as Mt. x. 16; Jn. x. 17; and in many edd. in Mk. i. 2; Lk. vii. 27; οἵ. B. §129, 12. ἰδοὺ ἐγώ, 1397, behold me, hereamT: Acts ix.10 (1S. iii. 8). ἐγώ, like 38, Jam: Jn. i. 23; Acts vii. 32, [ef. W.585 (544); B. 125 (109)]. 2. The enclitic (and monosyllabic) gen., dat., and ace. are connected with nouns, verbs, adverbs, but not with prepositions: ἔμπροσθέν pov, Jn. i. 15; ὀπίσω…
Read the full entry →ἐγώ. Deissmann (ZAZ p. 134 ff.) has drawn attention to the parallels to the solemn use of the first personal pronoun in the Fourth Gospel that may be adduced from inscriptions and magical texts. Thus in an inscr. in honour of Isis from Ios, written in ii/iii A.p., the contents of which are preChristian, we find —Elows ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ τ[ύρανν]ος πάσης χόρας.. ἐγὼ νόμους ἀνθρώποις ἐθέμην . . ἐγώ εἰμι Kpdvov θυγάτηρ πρεσβυτάτη α΄. And similarly in the magical papyrus P Lond 4645 (iv/a.p.) (=I. p. 69) ἐγώ εἰμι ὃ ἀκέφαλος δαίμων . . ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀλήθεια ὁ μεισῶν ἀδικήματα γείνεσθαι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ α΄. With the construction of the phrase τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί ; in Jn 24 we may compare BGU IV. 1141°8 (n.c. 14) ἐδίδουν αὐτῷ διαστολὰς μηδὲν αὐτῶι καὶ ἐκείνωι εἶναι : for its meaning see Ε΄. C. Burkitt in 77:5 xiii. p- 594f., where it is rendered, ‘‘ What have I and thou to do with that ?” On the difficult…
Read the full entry →μέ (me) — me.
ἐγώ,
I: pronoun of the first person:—Epic dialect mostly ἐγών before vowels (so in Doric dialect, before consonants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect ἱών [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— strengthened ἔγωγε, I at least, for my part, indeed, for myself (more frequently in Attic dialect than in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Doric dialect ἐγώνγα [Refs 7th c.BC+]: Boeotian dialect ἱώνγα [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἱώνει [Refs]; ἰώγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Laconian dialect and Tarentum dialect ἐγώνη, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. oblique cases from a different root, genitive ἐμοῦ, enclitic μο; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἐμέο, ἐμεῦ, μευ, also ἐμέθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect ἔμεθεν [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ἐμέος, ἐμεῦς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect ἐμοῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+] — _dative_ ἐμοί, enclitic μοι (which may be compared with Sanskrit…
ἐγώ
me
a shorter (and probably originally) from of 1691; me:--I, me, my.
see GREEK for 1691
ἐγώ egō 2x
I, gen., ἐμοῦ [μου], dat., ἐμοί [μοι], acc., ἐμέ [με]
Pron-1AS — Personal pronoun · first person · accusative · singularaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular.
P-1AS Part of Speech: Personal pronoun Person: first Case: Accusative Number: Singular
2,029 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 27 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
διδάσκω (didaskō) means to teach or instruct someone or something. It is a verb that can take various constructions, such as an accusative object or an infinitive. The New Testament frequently uses it, notably in passages like Matthew 5:2 and Mark 1:22. The word has roots in both classical and biblical Greek, with a broad application in teaching contexts.
διδάσκω
[in LXX chiefly for למד pi., also for ידע hi., ירה hi., etc. ;]
to teach (i.e. instruct) a person, teach a thing;
διδάσκω ; impf. ἐδίδασκον ; fut. διδάξω: 1 aor. ἐδίδαξα; 1 aor. pass. ἐδιδάχθην; (AAQ [ef. Vaniéek p. 8277); [fr. Hom. down]; Sept. for y-jn, 7717, and esp. for 1; to teach; 1. absol. a. to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic discourses: Mt. iv. 23; xxi. 23; Mk. i. 21; vi.6; xiv. 49; Lk. iv. 15; v. 17; vi. 6; Jn. vi. 59; vii. 14; xviii. 20, and often in the Gospels; 1 Tim. ii. 12. b. to be a teacher (see διδάorodos, 6): Ro. xii. 7. ὁ. to discharge the office of teache» conduct one’s self as a teacher: 1 Co. iv. 17. 2. in (of which no well-attested example remains exc. one in Plut. Marcell. c. 12), with dat. of person : τῷ Βαλάκ, Rev. ii. 14 (ace. to the reading now generally accepted for the Rec.be#«lz τὸν Bad.) ; ef. B. 149 (130); W. 228 (209), ef. 227 (213). b. ace. to the regular use, with ace. of pers., to teach one: used of Jesus and the apostles…
Read the full entry →διδάσκω. Like διδάσκαλος, διδάσκω is by no means so common as we might have expected; but from the instances we have noted we may select the following—P Lond 435 (ii/B.c.) (=I. p. 48), where a mother congratulates her son on having finished his education and being now in a position to earn his livelihood as a teacher—vty ye παραγενόμενος εἰς τὴν πόλιν διδάξεις... τὰ παιδάρια Kal ἕξεις ἐφόδιον εἰς τὸ γῆρας, Ρ. Oxy I. 408 (ii/ili A.p.), where a doctor practising muminification is asked—8(8afov τ[ὸ κατα]τῆκον, ‘‘ tell me what is the solvent’’ (Edd.), P Strass I. 418 (A.D. 250) περὶ δὲ οὗ δικάζομαι, διὰ βραχέων σε διδάξω, CP Herm 231.5 (a law report) ἡμεῖς ἃ ἐδειδά[χ]θ[η]μεν ὑπὸ τῆς λαμπρ... .1 ταῦτά σοι παρεθέμεθα, and 16. 2511: ἵνᾳ πάλιν σε διδάξωμεν' εἰ οὖν σοι δοκίεῖ) ἀκοῦσαι…
Read the full entry →διδάσκω (didaskō) — to teach.
δῐδάσκω,
Epic dialect infinitive -έμεναι and -έμεν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future διδάξω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐδίδαξα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect δεδίδαχα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, future διδάξομαι: aorist ἐδιδαξάμην:—passive, future διδαχθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist ἐδιδάχθην [Refs 6th c.BC+]: perfect δεδίδαγμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] in causal sense:—instruct a person, or teach a thing, [Refs 8th c.BC+] they taught thee riding,[Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, σε διδάσκουσιν θεοὶ αὐτοὶ ὑψαγόρην ἔμεναι teach thee to be.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive only, δίδαξε γὰρ Ἄρτεμις αὐτὴ βάλλειν ἄγρια πάντα she taught how to shoot, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: without infinitive, πολλοὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς ῥήτορας διδάσκουσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with an abstract subject, πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκει [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, teach oneself, learn, φθέγμα καὶ ἀστυνόμους ὀργὰς…
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didasko
a prolonged (causative) form of a primary verb dao (to learn); to
teach (in the same broad application):--teach.
διδάσκω
v.
I teach
διδάσκω didaskō 97x
to teach, Mt. 4:23; 22:16; to teach or speak in a public assembly, 1 Tim. 2:12; to direct, admonish, Mt. 28:15; Rom. 2:21
διδάσκω to teach (i. e. instruct) a person, or teach a thing, Hom., etc.: c. dupl. acc., σε . . ἱπποσύνας ἐδίδαξαν they taught thee riding, Il.; to teach one a thing, Hom., etc.; also, δ. τινὰ περί τινος Ar.:—c. acc. pers. et inf. to teach one to be so and so, Od.; c. inf. only, δίδαξε βάλλειν taught him how to shoot, Il.;—also with inf. omitted, διδάσκειν τινὰ ἱππέα [sc. εἶναι] to train one as a horseman, Plat.; so, δ. τινὰ σοφόν, κακόν Eur.:— Mid. to teach oneself, learn, Soph.: but the usual sense of the Mid. is to have another taught, of a father, to have his son taught, Plat., etc.:—Pass. to be taught, to learn, c. gen., διδασκόμενος πολέμοιο trained in war, Il.; also c. acc., id. Il., etc.; c. inf., δεδιδαγμένος εἶναι Hdt.; διδάσκεται λέγειν ἀκοῦσαί θ᾽…
Read the full entry →Verb-PAP-NPM — Verb · present · active · participle · nominative · plural · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
V-PAP-NPM Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Active Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
az: Conj. and adverb (usually Greek hos hosper, kathos), designating:
(1) Likeness: (a) between nouns (Ge 3:5; Jud 6:5; Php 2:8; Heb 11:27,29); (b) between verbs (Lu 6:36; Joh 5:30; 1Co 10:7); (c) between adjectives (1Co 15:48).
(2) Limitation (with respect to a particular aspect or relation) (1Pe 4:15,16).
97 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 22 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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Counted over the 51 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
τί δὲ δεῖ περὶ τῶν γαστρὸς ἡδονῶν διδάσκειν;
ἀδελφὸς αὐτῆς εἶναι προσεποιήσατο κἀκείνην τοῦθʼ ὑποκρίνασθαι, συμφέρειν γὰρ αὐτοῖς, ἐδίδαξεν.
πέρας γέ τοι διδάσκων τὸν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ τηλικαῦτα τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα ποιῶν ἐκήρυσσεν, καὶ ὑπερηγάπησεν αὐτόν.
μὴ κατηντηκέναι ἐπʼ αὐτόν. ὁ προγράφων τὸν νομὸν ἦξεν εἰς τὸ τὸν κατήγορον παραστάντα διδάξαι ἃ εἰσήνγειλεν, καὶ τὸ δόξαν σταθῆναι· ζητουμένου κατὰ τὰ γραφέντα καὶ περὶ τῶν
κοινωνίαν ἐχον … … … … τῶν τε καὶ πασῶν ποι … … … διδάσκειν αὐτοὺς ὑπὲρ συνα … … … … του δὲ εἰλικρινῶς καὶ
ἐπιόντας, ἐπεὶ δὲ τῷ … … ω ἐκέλευσας αὐτῷ ἀποκρίνασθαι, ἐκ δευτέρου ἔφη δεῖν διδάξαι τὸν ῥήτορα καὶ ἐπεὶ ἔμαθες ὅτι φυγοδικεῖ ἐκέλευσας, ἐὰν μὴ ἀποκρίνηται σήμερον καὶ κατὰ
The Greek word διδασκαλία (i.e., *didaskalia*) means teaching or instruction, encompassing both the act of teaching and the content taught. It appears frequently in the New Testament, particularly in contexts related to doctrine and moral guidance. The term is derived from διδάσκω (i.e., *didasko*), meaning 'to teach.' There is a noted synonym, διδαχή (i.e., *didache*), which may be used interchangeably.
διδασκαλία, -ας, ἡ
(< διδάσκω),
[in LXX: Pr 2:17 (אַלּוּף), Is 29:13 (למד pu.), Si 24:33 39:8 * ;]
διδασκαλία, -as, ἡ, (διδάσκαλος), (fr. Pind. down]; 1. teaching, instruction: Ro. xii. 7; xv. 4 (εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν, that we might be taught, [A. V. for our learning]); 1 Tim. iv. 18, 16; v.17; 2 Tim. iii. 10, 16; Witsdisy 7. 2. teaching i.e. that which is taught, doctrine: Eph. iv. 14; 1 Tim.i. 10; iv. 6; vi.1,3; 2 Tim. iv. 3; Tit.i.9; ii. 1,10; plur. διδασκαλίαι /eachings, precepts, (fr. Is. xxix. 13), Mt. xv. 9; Mk. vii. 7; ἀνθρώπων. Col. ii. 22; δαιμονίων, 1 Tim. iv. 1.
διδασκαλία. In P Oxy VIII 1101? (A.D. 367--70) a Praefect states that certain orders he was issuing were based not on information gained from a few first-comers (παρ᾽ 6]Alyov τῶν πρώτων [πυθόμενο]ς), ἀλλὰ πρὸς διδασκαλίαν τρόπον τινὰ λαμβάνον (ὦ --- wv) [ἐκ τῶν Els ἑκάστ[η]ν πόλιν τε καὶ ἐνορίαν γιγνομένων, ‘but on instruction in a way derived from what occurs in every city and district” (Ed.). Cf. from the inscrr. Syll 3069 (ii/B.c.) ὑπὲρ τᾶς τῶν παίδων διδασκαλίας, 20. 423), 66319. A new literary citation may be given from P Ryl 11. 6233 (iii/a.p.—translated from an unknown Latin writer by one Isidorianus) καὶ τὴν τῶν φαρμάϊκων δι[δ]ασκαλίαν ποιεῖ : the edd. are not satisfied with the reading, but see no alternative. An interesting Christian example of δ. occurs in the prayer of the end of iv/A.p. published by C. Schmidt in Meutestamentliche Studien fiir CG. Heinrici (1914) p. 7135…
Read the full entry →διδασκαλία (didaskalia) — teaching.
δῐδασκᾰλ-ία, ἡ,
teaching, instruction, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ποιεῖσθαι, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. παρέχειν serve as a lesson, [Refs]; ἐκ δ., opposed to ἐξ ἔθους, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. elucidation, [Refs]
3. official instructions, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; πρὸς διδασκαλίαν for information, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II. training, rehearsing of a chorus, etc., δ. τῶν χορῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, the dramas produced, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.2. διδασκαλίαι, αἱ, Catalogues of the Dramas, their writers, dates, and success, title of compilation by [Refs 5th c.BC+]
διδασκαλία
didaskalia
from 1320; instruction (the function or the information):--doctrine,
learning, teaching.
see GREEK for 1320
διδασκαλία, ας, ἡ
n.f.
instruction, teaching
διδασκαλία didaskalia 21x
the act or occupation of teaching, Rom. 12:7; 1 Tim. 4:13; information, instruction, Rom. 15:4; 2 Tim. 3:16; matter taught, precept, doctrine, Mt. 15:9; 1 Tim. 1:10
διδασκαλία δι^δασκα^λία, ἡ, ndi^daska^li h_hs stem_acc fem διδάσκαλος teaching, instruction, education, Lat. disciplina, Xen., Plat., etc.; διδασκαλίαν ποιεῖσθαι or παρέχειν to serve as a lesson to one, Thuc.
the rehearsing of a dramatic chorus, Plat.: also, the drama itself, Plut.
Noun-APF — Noun · accusative · plural · feminineaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked plural feminine.
N-APF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Plural Gender: Feminine
21 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 5 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ἅμα τῇ πρώτῃ γενέσει τὰς εἰς τὸ ζῆν παρασκευὰς ἁπάσας εὗρεν ἄνθρωπος, εἰς διδασκαλίαν τῶν ἔπειτα, μόνον οὐκ ἄντικρυς βοώσης τῆς φύσεως, ὅτι μιμούμενοι τὸν ἀρχηγέτην τοῦ γένους ἀπόνως καὶ ἀταλαιπώρως ἐν ἀφθονωτάτῃ τῶν ἀναγκαίων εὐπορίᾳ διάξουσιν.
Ὁρῶν δʼ ὁ Μωυσῆς ἀθύμως διακειμένους καὶ τοῦ πράγματος τὸ ἀναντίλεκτον, οὐ γὰρ καθαρὸς ἦν στρατὸς ὥστε τῷ βιαζομένῳ τῆς ἀνάγκης ἀντιτάξαι τὸ ἀνδρεῖον, ἀλλὰ διέφθειρε τὸ κατʼ ἐκείνους γενναῖον παίδων τε καὶ γυναικῶν ὄχλος ἀσθενέστερος τῆς ἐκ λόγων…
εἰ οὖν οἱ κατὰ σάρκα ταῦτα πράσσοντες ἀπέθανον, πόσῳ μᾶλλον, ἐὰν πίστιν θεοῦ ἐν κακῇ διδασκαλίᾳ φθείρῃ, ὑπὲρ ἧς Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐσταυρώθη;
ἔσται τῷ ἴσῳ ἐπιτίμῳ, μενούσης κυρίας ἧς ἔχει ἡ Ἀπολλωνάριον τοῦ Ἰσχυρᾶδος ἑτέρας συγχωρήσεως διδασκαλίας τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ Συαιροῦδος. ἀξιοῦμεν. ἔτους γ Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα Τραιανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Φαῶφι
ἀσφάλειαν τῆς περὶ τὰς αἰτηθεῖσα τοτ … … ησας ὡς βούλεται τῆς τάξεως ἡ διδασκαλία … γὰρ μηδὲ τοῖς διωμολογημένοις αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ ἀνεγνωσμένῳ … τοῦ δημοσίου ταβουλαρίου καὶ
μὲν … ε … ρεισει καὶ παρʼ ὀλίγων τῶν πρώτων πυθόμενος, ἀλλὰ πρὸς διδασκαλίαν τρόπον τινὰ λαμβάνων ἐκ τῶν εἰς ἑκάστην πόλιν τε καὶ ἐνορίαν γιγνομένων. ἔγνων γὰρ
The Greek word ἔνταλμα (i.e., *entalma*) means a precept or commandment, derived from the verb ἐντέλλω. It is used in the New Testament to refer to religious injunctions, appearing in passages such as Matthew 15:9, Mark 7:7, and Colossians 2:22. The entries consistently define it as an ordinance or injunction without notable disagreement.
ἔνταλμα (entalma) — precept.
ἔνταλμα, ατος, τό,
={ἐντολή}, [LXX+NT]
ἔνταλμα
entalma
from 1781; an injunction, i.e. religious precept:--commandment.
see GREEK for 1781
ἔνταλμα, ατος, τό
n.n.
an injunction, ordinance, precept
ἔνταλμα ἔνταλμα, ατος, τό, = ἐντολή, NTest.
Noun-APN — Noun · accusative · plural · neuteraccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked plural neuter.
N-APN Part of Speech: Noun Case: Accusative Number: Plural Gender: Neuter
→ See COMMANDMENTS
→ See LAW
3 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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τις ποιήσας τι … μὴ εὕρῃ λόγον ἀφορμῆς εἰπεῖν ὡς οὐκ ἐπιστάμενος ἦν τὸ ἔνταλμα ἡμῶν. διαμάρτυραι οὖν τοὺς τῶν χωρίων τοῦ μὴ ἀπολῦσαί τινα ἐκ τῶν τοιούτων φυγάδων
The Greek word ἄνθρωπος (i.e., *anthropos*) means 'man' or 'human being,' encompassing both males and females. It is derived from roots meaning 'man-faced' and is used in various contexts throughout the New Testament, such as to distinguish humans from God and animals. The term can imply human frailty and is often used in phrases that reflect human nature or condition.
ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for אָדָם, אִישׁ, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc.;]
man:
ἄνθρωπος, -ov, 6, [perh. fr. ἀνήρ and oy, i. e. man’s face; Curtius § 422; Vaniéek p.9. From Hom. down]; man. Tt is used 1. univ., with ref. to the genus or nature, without distinction of sex, a human being, whether male or female: Jn. xvi. 31. And in this sense a. with the article, generically, so as to include all human individuals: Mt. iv. 4 (ἐπ᾿ ἄρτῳ ζήσεται 6 ἄνθρωπος) ; Mt. xii. 35 (ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθ. every good person); Mt. xv. 11, 18; Mk. ii. 27; vil. 15, 18, 20; Lk.iv.4; Jn. ii. 25 [W. § 18, 8]; vii. 51; Ro. vii.1,ete. b. so that a man is distinguished from beings of a different race or order; a. from animals, plants, ete.: Lk. v.10; Mt.iv.19; xii. 12; 2 Pet. ii. 16; Rev. ix. 4, 7, 10, 15,18; xi. 13, ete. β. from God, from Christ as divine, and from angels: Mt. x. 32; xix. 6; Mk. x. 9; Lk. 11. 15 [Ὁ WH om., L Tr br.] (opp. to angels); Jn. x. 33; Acts x. 26; xiv.11; 1 Th. ii. 13…
Read the full entry →ἄνθρωπος, like ἀνήρ, has kept its differentia practically unchanged from Homer to MGr. It is interesting to notice its philosophical abstract ἀνθρωπότης vouched for as fairly popular Greek by Vettius Valens (p. 346%, in antith. to ἀθανασία), passing into Christian theology (see LS and Sophocles Zex.), and current in MGr. The NT has no trace of the curious misuse by which the principal difference between a. and ἀνήρ is ignored: Tob 65 ἀνθρώπου ἢ γυναικός. P Flor |. 61 (a.p. 86-8) ἄξιος μ[ὲ]ν ἧς μαστιγωθῆναι, διὰ σεαυτοῦ [κ]Ἰατασχὼν ἄνθρωπον εἰσχήμονα καὶ yuv[ai]kas is not parallel, as a. only means as little is Jn 772. (Grimm). Another case of ἄνθρωπος invading the sphere of ἀνήρ is the Matthzean locution ἄ, οἰκοδεσπότης, βασιλεύς, φαγός etc. though not Attic: Mt may have got it from LXX (so Lev 21° ἀνθρώπου ἱερέως). Some papyrus passages may be cited, though little is needed. The…
Read the full entry →ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) — a human.
ἄνθρωπος, ἡ,
Attic dialect crasis ἅνθρωπος, Ionic dialect ὥνθρωπος, for ὁ ἄνθρ-:— man, both as a generic term and of individuals, [Refs 8th c.BC+], opposed to gods, ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τ᾽ ἀνθρώπων[Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἠοίων ἢ ἑσπερίων ἀνθρώπων the men of the east or of the west, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; even of the dead in the Isles of the Blest,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. [Refs 5th c.BC+] uses it both with and without the Article to denote man generically, ὁ ἄ. θείας μετέσχε μοίρας[Refs]; ὁ ἄ. the ideal man, humanity, ἀπώλεσας τὸν ἄ., οὐκ ἐπλήρωσας τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
from 435 and ops (the countenance; from 3700); man-faced, i.e. a human
being:--certain, man.
see GREEK for 435
see GREEK for 3700
ἄνθρωπος, ου, ὁ
n.m.
a man, one of the human race
ἄνθρωπος prob. from ἀνήρ, ὤψ, manfaced man, Lat. homo (not vir), opp. to gods, ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν, χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τ᾽ ἀνθρώπων Il.
with or without the Art. to denote man generally, Plat., etc.
in pl. mankind, ἀνθρώπων, ἀνδρῶν ἠδὲ γυναικῶν Il.; ὁ ἄριστος ἐν ἀνθρώποις ὄρτυξ the best quail in the world, Plat.; μάλιστα, ἥκιστα ἀνθρώπων most, least of all, Hdt., etc.
with another Subst., to give it a contemptuous sense, ἄνθρ. ὑπογραμματεύς, συκοφάντης, Oratt.; so homo histrio Cic.:—so, ἄνθρωπος or ὁ ἄνθρωπος was used alone, the man, the fellow, Plat.:— also in vocat. it was addressed contemptuously to slaves, ἄνθρωπε or ὦ 'νθρωπε, sirrah! you sir! Hdt., Plat.
Noun-GPM — Noun · genitive · plural · masculinegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
N-GPM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
559 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 21 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 548 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Every reference is on the Strong's page.
Counted over the 708 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
τὴν γοῦν ἀνθρώπου γένεσιν ἀναγράφων ἐν τοῖς ἔπειτα διαρρήδην ὁμολογεῖ, ὡς ἄρα κατ’ εἰκόνα θεοῦ διετυπώθη (Gen.
γέγονε γὰρ πρὸ ἐτῶν δισχιλίων, ἐφʼ ὅσον πλῆθος αἰῶνος οὐδʼ αὐτῶν οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰς γενέσεις τῶν θεῶν, μήτι γε τὰς τῶν ἀνθρώπων πράξεις ἢ τοὺς νόμους ἀνενεγκεῖν ἐτόλμησαν.
οὐ ταύτην τὴν νηστείαν ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην, λέγει κύριος, οὐκ ἄνθρωπον ταπεινοῦντα τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ,
Ψύχεως. καλῶς ἂν οὖν ποιήσαις διέμενος αὐτόν, καθὰ ἐν πόλει μοι ἐπηγγείλω. ἔστιν γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἡμῖν χρήσιμος. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους λϛ, Παχώνς.
ἀεὶ χρόνου. ἐὰν δέ τίς σοι ἐπέλθηι ἔκ τε τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὀνόματος ἢ ἄλλου ἀνθρώπου, ἀνεπιεικὲς ἐκστήσω αὐτὸν ἀπὸ σοῦ περὶ αὐτῶν καὶ βεβαιώσω σοι αὐτὰ ἀπὸ συναλλαγμάτων καὶ
ντων ὑμῶν διαλήψεως … καὶ οὐδὲ μέχρι τοῦ νῦν οὐδενός … ς ἀξιοῦμεν … ἀνθρώπου ἀλόγως … ὀφείλει ἡμῖν διάφορα … θαι ἀλλʼ ἀποστερέσαι … ησας ἀλλά … τας