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 uttering in public what they wished their hearers to know and remember, Mt. v. 2; Mk. i. 22; ii. 13; iv. 2; Lk. v. 3; Jn. vill. 2; Acts iv. 2; v. 25; xx. 20; rods Ἕλληνας, to act the part of a teacher among the Greeks, Jn. vii. 35; used of those who enjoin upon others to observe some ordinance, to embrace some opinion, or to obey some precept: Mt. v. 19; Acts xv. 1; Heb. viii. 11; with esp. reference to the addition which the teacher makes to the knowledge of the one he teaches, to impart instruction, instil doctrine into one: Acts xi. 26; xxi. 28; Jn. ix. 84: Ro. ii. 21; Col. iii. 16; 1 Jn. ii. 27; Rev. ii. 20. c. the thing taught or enjoined is indicated by a foll. ὅτι: Mk. viii. 81; 1 Co. xi. 14; by a foll. infin., Lk. xi. 1; Mt. xxviii. 20; Rev. ii. 14; περί τινος, 1 In. ii. 27; ἐν Χριστῷ διδαχθῆναι, to be taught in the fellowship of Christ, Eph. iv. 21; foll. by an ace. of the thing, to teach i.e. prescribe a thing: διδασκαλίας, ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων, precepts which are commandments of men (fr. Is. xxix. 13), Mt. xv. 9; Mk. vii. 7, [B. 148 (129)]; τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, Mt. xxii. 16; Mk. xii. 14; Lk. xx. 21: ταῦτα, 1 Tim. iv. 113 ἃ μὴ δεῖ, Tit. i115 10 explain, expound, a thing: Acts xviii. 11, 25; xxviii. 31; ἀποστασίαν ἀπὸ Μωῦσέως, the necessity of forsaking Moses, Acts xxi. 21. d. with ace. of pers. and of thing, to teach one something [W. 226 sq. (212); B. 149 (130)]: [ἐκεῖνος ὑμᾶς διδάξει πάντα, Jn. xiv. 26]; τοῦ διδάσκειν ὑμᾶς τινα τὰ στοιχεῖα, Leb. v. 12 (where RG TTrand others read—not so well— τίνα: [but ef. B. 260 (224) note, 268 (230) note]) ; ἑτέρους διδάξαι, sc. αὐτά, 2 Tim. ii. 2; hence pass. διδαχθῆναί re [B. 188 (163); W. 229 (215)]: Gal. i. 12 (ἐδιδάχθην, se. αὐτόν, 2 Th. ii. 15. διδαχή. -ῆς, ἡ, (διδάσκω). [fr. Hdt. down]; 1. teaching, Viz. that which is taught: Mk.i. 27; Jn. vii. 16; Acts xvii. 19; Ro. [vi. 17]; xvi. 17; 2 Jn. 10; Rev. ii. 24; ἡ διδ. τινος. one’s doctrine, i. 6. what he teaches: Mt. vii. 28; xvi. 12; xxii. 33; Mk.i. 22; xi. 18; Lk. iv. 32; Jn. xviii. 19; Acts v. 28; Rev. ii. 14 sq.; ἡ διδαχή of God, τοῦ κυρίου, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, the doctrine which has God, Christ, the Lord, for its author and supporter: Jn. vii. 17; Acts xiii. 12; 2Jn. 9; with the gen. of the object, doctrine, teaching, concerning something: Heb. vi. 2 [W. 187 (176); 192 (181); 551 (513)]; plur. Heb. xiii. 9. 2. [the act of] teaching, instruction, (cf. διδασκαλία [on the supposed distinction betw. the two words and their use in the N. T. see Ellic. on 2 Tim. iv. 2; they are associated in 2 Tim. iv. 2,3; Tit.i.9]): Actsii.42; 2 Tim. iv. 2; ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ. 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, Mk. iv. 2; xii. 38; τοῦ κατὰ τὴν διδαχὴν πιστοῦ construction; a. either in imitation of the Hebr. 5 Ὑ9 λόγου, the faithful word which is in accordance with the (Job xxi. 22), or by an irregular use of the later Greeks received (2 Tim. iii. 14) instruction, Tit. i. 9; in particὃ ἰδραχμον ular, the teaching of the διδάσκαλος (η. v. 6) in the religious assemblies of Christians: λαλεῖν ἐν διδαχῇ to speak in the way of teaching, in distinction from other modes of speaking in public, 1 Co. xiv. 6 ; ἔχω διδαχήν, to have something to teach, ibid. 26.

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

[in LXX chiefly for למד pi., also for ידע hi., ירה hi., etc. ;]

to teach (i.e. instruct) a person, teach a thing; trans.: c. acc. pers., Mt 5:2, Mk 1:22, al.; seq. ὅτι, Mk 8:31; περί, I Jo 2:27; c. inf., Lk 11:1; c. acc. rei, Mk 6:30 12:14; c. cogn. acc., Mt 15:9 (LXX); c. dupl. acc, Mk 4:2, Jo 14:26; pass., Ga 1:12, II Th 2:15; c. dat. pers. (like Heb., cf. Jb 21:22, but prob. a vernac. usage, v. Swete, in l.), Re 2:14.

Absol., to teach, give instruction: Mt 4:23, Mk 1:21, and often in Gosp., Ro 12:7, I Co 4:17, I Ti 2:12, al.

SYN.: παιδεύω (cf. Westc., Heb., 402; Cremer, 180).

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 TL...

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 ἐδιδάξατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but usually, have one taught or educated, especially of a father, τὰ ἄλλα.. διδάσκεσθαι τοὺς ὑεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, δ. τινὰ ἱππεύειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] (this distinction between active and middle was neglected by some Poets and late Prose writers, middle being used like active in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: middle is used of gods, [θεοί].. ὅπλων χρῆσιν διδαξάμενοι [Refs]:—passive, to be taught, learn, with genitive, διδασκόμενος πολέμοιο trained, skilled in war, [Refs 8th c.BC+] which [medicines] they say thou wert taught by Achilles,[Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with infinitive, δεδιδαγμένον εἶναι χειροήθεα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διδάσκεσθαι ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. with genitive, indicate, give sign of, χειμῶνος συναγειρομένοιο [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. absolutely, explain, πῶς δ; δίδαξον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; show by argument, prove, λέγων διδασκέτω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. περί τινος ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιητὴς δ. ὅτι.. [Refs 4th c.AD+]

III. of dithyrambic and dramatic Poets [Refs] produce a piece, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, διδάξασθαι χορόν train one's own chorus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]