noun · masculine
didaskalos
Strong’sG1320
a teacher
stem didaskal-59 times in the New Testamentin 12 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
διδάσκαλος means a teacher 1234, someone who instructs others 3. It is used of Jewish teachers, of John the Baptist, of Jesus (including as a form of address, "Teacher"), of apostles, and of teachers within the Christian community, including false teachers 1. Older Greek usage could also apply the word to a trainer or producer of a stage chorus or play 3, though this sense does not occur in the biblical text 3.
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
* διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ
(< διδάσκω), [in LXX: Es 6:1, II Mac 1:10 *;]
SYN.: παιδευτής, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1320 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddid-as'-kal-os
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
Fromfrom G1321;
King Jamesdoctor, master, teacher.
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
(but feminine, Refs 4th c.BC+, compare ξυμφορὴ γίνεται δ. Refs 2nd c.AD+, teacher, master, μαντείης Refs 5th c.BC+; διδάσκαλον λαβεῖν get a master, [Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς διδασκάλου (i.e. οἶκον) φοιτᾶν go to school, Refs 5th c.BC+; διδασκάλων or ἐκ διδασκάλων ἀπαλλαγῆναι leave school, Refs; ἐν διδασκάλων at school, Refs
II trainer of a dithyrambic or dramatic chorus, producer of a play, etc., ἴτω δὲ καὶ τραγῳδίας ὁ Κλεομάχου δ. 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 | didaskalos15×διδάσκαλος | didaskalois4×διδάσκαλοι |
| object accusative | didaskalon5×διδάσκαλον | didaskaloin3×διδασκάλους |
| direct address vocative | didaskalor31×Διδάσκαλε | didaskaloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | didaskalou | didaskaloiu1×διδασκάλων |
| to, for dative | didaskalo | didaskaloi |
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
didaskalo 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.
59 occurrences, every one of them listed
didaskalos“teacher”subjectnominative singular15×
Matthew 9:11… toiu telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu esthiatō tos didaskalos vu?… asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 10:25… to mathēto hina geneteia hōs tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos hōs tos …… a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master …
Matthew 17:24… labarōntois to Petro kai legala; Tos didaskalos vu ouk telatō teim didrachmeim?… to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
Matthew 23:8… Rabbi, henos gar atō vu tos didaskalos, pantois de vis adelfois avō;… called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 26:18… ton deinon kai legavar auto; Tos didaskalos legatō; Tos kairos mu engus atō; …… man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I …
Mark 14:14… eiserchateia legavar to oikodespoto hoti Tos didaskalos legatō; Pou atō tem katalumem mu …… enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room …
Luke 6:40… katartizorēntos de pantos eti hōs tos didaskalos autou.… fully trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 22:11… oikodespoto tau oikiau; Legatō si tos didaskalos; Pou atō tem katalumem hopou tem …… the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room …
John 3:2… Rabbi, oidanē hoti apo theou erchasē didaskalos; oudenos gar dunotō houteim teim sēmeim …… we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For …
John 3:10… kai legata auto; Sis asō tos didaskalos tou Israēl kai houteim ouk gnōskasō?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not …
John 11:28… tan adelfan autau lathra legarantas; Tos didaskalos pareiatō kai fōnatō sin.… Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for …
John 13:13vis fōnavō min Tos didaskalos kai Tos kurios, kai kalōs legavō, …You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because …
John 13:14… toin podoin tos kurios kai tos didaskalos, kai vis ofeilavō allēloiu niptarō toin …So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also …
1 Timothy 2:7… kai apostolos alētheian legamō, ouk pseudomō didaskalos ethneiu en pistia kai alētheia.… apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling …
2 Timothy 1:11… tithima mis kērukos kai apostolos kai didaskalos.… a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
didaskalon“teacher”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 10:24Ouk atō mathētos huper ton didaskalon oude doulos huper ton kurion autou.A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Mark 5:35… su apothnēskata; tinem ēti skullasō ton didaskalon?… daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
Luke 6:40ouk atō mathētos huper ton didaskalon, katartizorēntos de pantos eti hōs tos …A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained …
Luke 8:49… tas thugatras su, mēketi skullasōr ton didaskalon.… told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
Romans 2:20paideuton afronoiu, didaskalon nēpioiu, echarōnton tan morfōsian tau gnōsiau …an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in …
didaskalor“teacher”direct addressvocative singular31×
Matthew 8:19kai prosercharantos henos grammatevos legata auto; Didaskalor, akolouthami si hopou ean aperchoseiō.… scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You …
Matthew 12:38… tinois toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu legarōntois; Didaskalor, thelanō apo su sēmem horara.… scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign …
Matthew 19:16Kai idou henos prosercharantos auto legata; Didaskalor, tinem agathem poiameia hina echameia zōan …… came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do …
Matthew 22:16… mathētoin autoiu meta toiu Hērōdianoiu legarōntois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti alēthos asō kai tan …… to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You …
Matthew 22:24legarōntois; Didaskalor, Mōusos legata; Ean tinos apothnēskateia mē …“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if …
Matthew 22:36Didaskalor, poias entolas megas en to nomo?“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in …
Mark 4:38… kai egeralō auton kai legalō auto; Didaskalor, ouk meleiatō si hoti apolonō?… So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are …
Mark 9:17… apokrinita auto henos ek tou ochlou; Didaskalor, ferama ton huion mu pros sin, …Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who …
Mark 9:38Fēate auto tos Iōannos; Didaskalor, horana tinon en te onome su …John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out …
Mark 10:17… henos kai gonupetarantos auton eperōtate auton; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiameia hina zōan aiōnian …… up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do …
Mark 10:20tos de fēate auto; Didaskalor, houteim panteim fulassema ek neotau mu.“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have …
Mark 10:35… Iōannos tois huiois Zebedaiou legarōntois auto; Didaskalor, thelanō hina hem ean aitaneia sin …… Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for …
Mark 12:14kai ercharantois legalō auto; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti alēthos asō kai ouk …“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You …
Mark 12:19Didaskalor, Mōusos grafata ni hoti ean tinou …“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if …
Mark 12:32kai legata auto tos grammatevos; Kalōs, didaskalor, epi alētheiau legasa hoti henos atō …“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated …
Mark 13:1… legatō auto henos toiu mathētoiu autou; Didaskalor, ide potapois lithois kai potapais oikodomais.… of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and …
Luke 3:12… telōnois baptizira kai legala pros auton; Didaskalor, tinem poianeia?… tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Luke 7:40… echamō si tinem legara. tos de; Didaskalor, legasar, fēatō.… something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
Luke 9:38… andros apo tou ochlou boata legarōntos; Didaskalor, domō su epiblepara epi ton huion …… man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at …
Luke 10:25… nomikos tinos anastēata ekpeirazarōntos auton legarōntos; Didaskalor, tinem poiarantos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?… law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do …
Luke 11:45… de tinos toiu nomikoiu legatō auto; Didaskalor, houteim legarōntos kai nin hubrizasō.… experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You …
Luke 12:13… de tinos ek tou ochlou auto; Didaskalor, legasar to adelfo mu merizera meta …… in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the …
Luke 18:18Kai eperōtata tinos auton archontos legarōntos; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiarantos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?… a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit …
Luke 19:39… apo tou ochlou legala pros auton; Didaskalor, epitimasar toi mathētoi su.… in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
Luke 20:21kai eperōtala auton legarōntois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti orthōs legasō kai didaskasō …“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You …
Luke 20:28legarōntois; Didaskalor, Mōusos grafata ni, ean tinou adelfos …“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us …
Luke 20:39apokrinirantois de tinois toiu grammatevoiu legala; Didaskalor, kalōs legasa;Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
Luke 21:7Eperōtala de auton legarōntois; Didaskalor, pote oun houteim eti, kai tinem …“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things …
John 1:38… legala auto; Rabbi hem legotō methermēneuorōntem Didaskalor, pou menasō?… said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
John 8:4legalō auto, peirazarōntois Didaskalor, houtas tas gunaikas katalabita epi autofōro …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the …
John 20:16… legatō auto Hebraisti; Rabbouni hem legotō Didaskalor.… Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” ( which means “Teacher” ).
didaskalois“teachers”subjectnominative plural4×
Acts 13:1… kata tan arōntan ekklēsan profētois kai didaskalois tos tē Barnabos kai Sumeōn tos …… at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of …
1 Corinthians 12:29… apostolois? mē pantois profētois? mē pantois didaskalois? mē pantois dunamiais?… apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Hebrews 5:12kai gar ofeilarōntois arō didaskalois dia ton chronon, palin chreian echavō …… this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you …
James 3:1Mē pollois didaskalois genovōr, adelfoir mu, oidarēntois hoti megoterem …Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that …
didaskaloin“teachers”objectaccusative plural3×
1 Corinthians 12:28… ekklēsa prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, …… of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those …
Ephesians 4:11… de euangelistoin, toin de poimenoin kai didaskaloin,… and some to be pastors and teachers,
2 Timothy 4:3… kata tain idiain epithumiain heautoi episōreuali didaskaloin knēthorōntois tan akoan,… ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
didaskaloiu“teachers”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Luke 2:46… te hiere kathezorōnton en mese toiu didaskaloiu kai akouarōnton autoiu kai eperōtarōnton autoin;… the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them …