noun · feminine
didaskalias
Strong’sG1319
instruction, teaching
stem didaskali-21 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Teaching or instruction — both the act of teaching and, more often, the content that is taught, i.e. what is taught as doctrine 124. It covers the same range as the English words teaching, doctrine, and learning: the function of instructing someone as well as the information or body of teaching passed on 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
διδασκαλία, -ας, ἡ
(< διδάσκω), [in LXX: Pr 2:17 (אַלּוּף), Is 29:13 (למד pu.), Si 24:33 39:8 *;]
SYN.: διδαχή
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1319 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddid-as-kal-ee'-ah
instruction (the function or the information)
Fromfrom G1320;
King Jamesdoctrine, learning, teaching.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | didaskalias1×διδασκαλία | didaskaliais |
| object accusative | didaskalian3×διδασκαλίαν | didaskaliain3×διδασκαλίας |
| direct address vocative | didaskaliar | didaskaliair |
| of, belonging to genitive | didaskaliau3×διδασκαλίας | didaskaliaiu |
| to, for dative | didaskalia10×διδασκαλίᾳ | didaskaliai1×διδασκαλίαις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
didaskalia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
didaskalias“teaching”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 6:1… tem onomem tou theou kai tas didaskalias blasfēmoteiō.… so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
didaskalian“teaching”objectaccusative singular3×
Romans 15:4hoseim gar prografita, eis tan hēmeteran didaskalian grafita, hina dia tau hupomonau kai …… the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the …
2 Timothy 3:16“teaching”pantas grafas theopneustas kai ōfelimas pros didaskalian, pros elegmon, pros epanorthōsian, pros paideian …All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Titus 2:10“doctrine”… pantan pistian endeikorōntoin agathan, hina tan didaskalian tan tou sōtērou nu theou kosmaleiō …… them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
didaskaliau“doctrine”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Ephesians 4:14“doctrine”… kludōnizorōntois kai periferorōntois panto anemo tau didaskaliau en ta kubeia toiu anthrōpoiu en …… the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their …
1 Timothy 4:6“teaching”… logoi tau pistiau kai tau kalau didaskaliau ha parakolouthasē,… by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
2 Timothy 4:3eti gar kairos hote tau hugiainarōntau didaskaliau ouk anecheli, alla kata tain idiain …… when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will …
didaskalia“teaching”to, fordative singular10×
Romans 12:7… diakonia, eite tos didaskarōntos en ta didaskalia,… let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
1 Timothy 1:10… kai ei tinem heterem ta hugiainarōnta didaskalia antikeiotō,… else who is averse to sound teaching
1 Timothy 4:13… prosechasōr ta anagnōsia, ta paraklēsia, ta didaskalia.… of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
1 Timothy 4:16epechasōr siauto kai ta didaskalia; epimenasōr autei; houtem gar poiarōntos kai …… to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by …
1 Timothy 5:17… malista tois kopiarōntois en logo kai didaskalia;… who work hard at preaching and teaching.
1 Timothy 6:3… Iēsu Christou, kai ta kata eusebeian didaskalia,… Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
2 Timothy 3:10Sis de parakolouthasa mu ta didaskalia, ta agōga, ta prothesia, ta pistia, …You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith …
Titus 1:9“doctrine”… dunatos ateiō kai parakalarō en ta didaskalia ta hugiainarōnta kai toin antilegarōntoin elencharō.… others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
Titus 2:1… de lalasōr heim prepatō ta hugiainarōnta didaskalia.… things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
Titus 2:7… parechorōntos tupon kaleiu ergeiu, en ta didaskalia afthorian, semnotan,… by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
didaskaliain“doctrines”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 15:9“doctrines”matēn de sebolō min, didaskarōntois didaskaliain entalmeim anthrōpoiu.They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
Mark 7:7“doctrines”matēn de sebolō min, didaskarōntois didaskaliain entalmeim anthrōpoiu;They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Colossians 2:22… ta apochrēsia, kata teim entalmeim kai didaskaliain toiu anthrōpoiu?… are based on human commands and teachings.
didaskaliai“teachings”to, fordative plural1×
1 Timothy 4:1… tau pistiau, prosecharōntois pneumei planei kai didaskaliai daimoneiu… to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,