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διδάσκαλος

didaskalosteacherHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine59 occurrences12 books58 verses

Definition

διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ

(διδάσκω), [in LXX: Esther 6:1, 2Ma.1.10 * ;]

given as rendering of Heb. רַבִּי ,רַבּוֺן (NT, Ῥαββεί, Ῥαββουνεί which see);

a teacher: John 1:39; 20:16; of Jewish teachers, Luke 2:46, John 3:10, cf. Romans 2:20-21; of John Baptist, Luke 3:12; of Jesus, John 3:2, 10; 8:4; 11:28; 13:13-14, and often in Syn., most frequently in voc., as title of address, as Matthew 8:19, Mark 4:38; of Jesus by himself, Matthew 23:8; of an apostle, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11; of Christians, 1 Corinthians 12:28-29, Ephesians 4:11, Acts 13:1, James 3:1; of false teachers, 2 Timothy 4:3 (Cremer, 181; DB, i, 609, iii, 294, iv, 691)

Synonyms: παιδευτής, q.v

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

59 total
  1. Matthew 8:19Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  2. Matthew 9:11διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  3. Matthew 10:24διδάσκαλον · teacher
    A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
  4. Matthew 10:25διδάσκαλος · teacher
    It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
  5. Matthew 12:38Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  6. Matthew 17:24διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
  7. Matthew 19:16Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
  8. Matthew 22:16Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
  9. Matthew 22:24Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
  10. Matthew 22:36Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
  11. Matthew 23:8διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
  12. Matthew 26:18Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
  13. Mark 4:38Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
  14. Mark 5:35διδάσκαλον · Teacher
    While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
  15. Mark 9:17Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
  16. Mark 9:38Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  17. Mark 10:17Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  18. Mark 10:20Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
  19. Mark 10:35Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
  20. Mark 12:14Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  21. Mark 12:19Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  22. Mark 12:32Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
  23. Mark 13:1Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
  24. Mark 14:14Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  25. Luke 2:46διδασκάλων · teachers
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  26. Luke 3:12Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
  27. Luke 6:40διδάσκαλον · teacher; διδάσκαλος · teacher
    A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
  28. Luke 7:40Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
  29. Luke 8:49Διδάσκαλον · Teacher
    While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
  30. Luke 9:38Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
  31. Luke 10:25Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  32. Luke 11:45Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
  33. Luke 12:13Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
  34. Luke 18:18Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  35. Luke 19:39Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
  36. Luke 20:21Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
  37. Luke 20:28Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  38. Luke 20:39Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
  39. Luke 21:7Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
  40. Luke 22:11Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    …and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  41. John 1:38Διδάσκαλε · Teacher)
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  42. John 3:2διδάσκαλος · [You are] a teacher
    He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
  43. John 3:10διδάσκαλος · teacher
    “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
  44. John 8:4Διδάσκαλε · Teacher
    …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
  45. John 11:28Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
  46. John 13:13Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
  47. John 13:14Διδάσκαλος · Teacher
    So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
  48. John 20:16Διδάσκαλε · “Teacher” )
    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  49. Acts 13:1διδάσκαλοι · teachers
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.