verb
paideuamō
Strong’sG3811
I discipline, educate, train, chastise
stem paideu-13 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books11 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
παιδεύω means, in one sense, to train or educate, especially a child, and by extension to teach or instruct generally 123. This is the older, classical use, covering the upbringing and instruction of children as well as more general teaching 134.
In the other sense, common in the Greek Old Testament and reflected in the New Testament, it means to discipline, correct, or chastise, often through punishment 1234. This can describe ordinary punishment, such as a beating or judicial correction 1, but it is also used of divine chastening, God correcting people for their wrongdoing 1.
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
παιδεύω
(< παίς), [in LXX chiefly for יסר;]
SYN.: διδάσκω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3811 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpahee-dyoo'-o
to train up a child, i.e. educate, or (by implication), discipline (by punishment)
Fromfrom G3816;
King Jameschasten(-ise), instruct, learn, teach.
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
future -σω: aorist ἐπαίδευσα: perfect πεπαίδευκα:—middle, future παιδεύσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐπαιδευσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, future παιδευθήσομαιRefs; παιδεύσομαι (in passive sense) Refs: aorist ἐπαιδεύθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect πεπαίδευμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: (παῖς):—bring up or rear a child, λευκὸν αὐτὴν.. ἐπαίδευσεν γάλα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπαιδεύθην ξένος Refs 5th c.BC+
II opposed to τρέφω or ἐκτρέφω Refs 5th c.BC+, train and teach, educate, παῖδας, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ πεπαιδευμένοι educated, cultured persons, opposed to ἀυαθεῖς, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, of animals, train, Refs 5th c.BC+ —Constr.: π. τινά τινι educate in or by.., παιδείᾳ πεπαιδευμένους Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔθεσι τοὺς φύλακαςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἤθεσι, ἐν ἀρετῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ εἰς ἀρετήν, εἰς τέχνην τινά, Refs 5th c.BC+; πεπαιδευμένον πρὸς ἀρετήν, πρὸς τὸ μετρίων δεῖσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὴν πολιτείαν βλέποντας Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ βύρσας Refs teach one a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative of things only, teach a thing, Refs 4th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, π. τινὰ κιθαρίζειν Refs 5th c.BC+: with predicative adjective or substantive, π. τινὰ κακόν Refs 5th c.BC+:—in passive, with accusative of things, to be taught a thing, παιδεύεσθαι τέχνην Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, π. ἄρχειν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τοῖς ἀναγκαιοτάτοις π. to be educated only in what is indispensable, Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle passive πεπαιδευμένος, educated, trained, expert, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἀπαίδευτος, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to δημιουργός, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. also, well-bred, Refs:—middle, to have any one taught, cause him to be educated, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὓς ἡγεμόνας πόλεως ἐπαιδεύσασθε educated as leaders, Refs 5th c.BC+ —also in active in this sense, ἐν Ἀρίφρονος ἐπαίδευε had him educated in the house of Refs 4th c.BC+; of animals, cause to be trained, Refs 4th c.BC+middle is sometimes used like active, τροφαὶ αἱ παιδευόμεναι educating nurture, i.e. education, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 absolutely, give instruction, teach, Refs 5th c.BC+
III correct, discipline, τοὐμὸν ἦθος π. νοεῖς Refs 5th c.BC+; ὕβρις πεπαιδευμένη chastened (i.e. well-bred) insolence, Aristotle's definition of εὐτραπελία, Refs
III.2 chastise, punish, LXX+NT
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.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paideuamōπαιδεύω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | discipline | 1× |
| paideuatōπαιδεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | discipline | 2× |
| paideuonōπαιδευόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | disciplined | 1× |
| paideualeἐπαίδευον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | disciplined | 1× |
| paideuitaἐπαιδεύθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | educated | 1× |
| paideuileiaπαιδευθῶσι | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | taught | 1× |
| paideuarōntasπαιδεύουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | training | 1× |
| paideuarōntonπαιδεύοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | correcting | 1× |
| paideuorōntoisπαιδευόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | punished | 1× |
| paideuarantosπαιδεύσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | punish | 2× |
| paideuorēntosπεπαιδευμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | educated | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuamō1×παιδεύω | paideuame | paideuami | paideuama | paideuamē | paideuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuasō | paideuase | paideuasi | paideuasa | paideuasē | paideuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuatō2×παιδεύει | paideuate | paideuati | paideuata | paideuatē | paideuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paideuanō | paideuane | paideuani | paideuana | paideuanē | paideuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuavō | paideuave | paideuavi | paideuava | paideuavē | paideuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paideualō | paideuale1×ἐπαίδευον | paideuali | paideuala | paideualē | paideualelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuomō | paideuome | paideuomē | paideuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuosō | paideuose | paideuosē | paideuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuotō | paideuote | paideuotē | paideuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paideuonō1×παιδευόμεθα | paideuone | paideuonē | paideuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuovō | paideuove | paideuovē | paideuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuolō | paideuole | paideuolē | paideuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuimi | paideuima |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuisi | paideuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuiti | paideuita1×ἐπαιδεύθη |
| we 1st person plural | paideuini | paideuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuivi | paideuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuili | paideuila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuameiō | paideuameia | paideuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuaseiō | paideuaseia | paideuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuateiō | paideuateia | paideuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paideuaneiō | paideuaneia | paideuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuaveiō | paideuaveia | paideuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paideualeiō | paideualeia | paideualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuomeiō | paideuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuoseiō | paideuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuoteiō | paideuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paideuoneiō | paideuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuoveiō | paideuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuoleiō | paideuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | paideuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuileia1×παιδευθῶσι |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paideuasōr | paideuasar | paideuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuatōr | paideuatar | paideuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuavōr | paideuavar | paideuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paideualōr | paideualar | paideualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paideuosōr | paideuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuotōr | paideuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuovōr | paideuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuolōr | paideuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paideuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuamoiō | paideuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuasoiō | paideuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuatoiō | paideuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paideuanoiō | paideuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuavoiō | paideuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paideualoiō | paideualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paideuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paideuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paideuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paideuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | paideuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paideuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paideuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paideuarō | paideuari | paideuara | paideuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paideuorō | paideuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | paideuiri | paideuira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paideuarōntos2× | paideuarintos | paideuarantos2×παιδεύσας | paideuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paideuorōntos1× | paideuorēntos1×πεπαιδευμένος | ||
| acted on passive voice | paideuirintos | paideuirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
paideu 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.
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
paideuamō“discipline”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:19mis hosoin ean filameiō elenchamō kai paideuamō; zēleuasōr oun kai metanoasar.Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
paideuatō“discipline”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 12:6hon gar agapatō kurios paideuatō, mastigatō de panton huion hon paradechotō.For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He …
Hebrews 12:7“discipline”… theos; tinos gar huios hon ouk paideuatō patros?… as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
paideuonō“disciplined”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:32krinorōntois de hupo kuriou paideuonō, hina mē sun to kosmo katakrinineia.… by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be …
paideuale“disciplined”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 12:10… oligain hēmerain kata tem dokarōntem autoi paideuale, tos de epi tem sumferarōntem eis …Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as …
paideuita“educated”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:22kai paideuita Mōusos panta sofia Aiguptioiu, ate de …So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the …
paideuileia“taught”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 1:20… Alexandros, hoin paradōama to Satano hina paideuileia mē blasfēmarō.… handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
paideuarōntas“training”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Titus 2:12“training”paideuarōntas nin, hina arnerantois tan asebeian kai …It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions …
paideuarōnton“correcting”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
2 Timothy 2:25“correcting”en prauta paideuarōnton toin antidiatithorōntoin, mēpote dōateia autoi tos …… gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading …
paideuorōntois“punished”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 6:9… hōs apothnēskarōntois kai idou zōanō, hōs paideuorōntois kai mē thanatorōntois,… dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
paideuarantos“punish”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Luke 23:16paideuarantos oun auton apoluami.Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
Luke 23:22… oudenem aitiem thanatou heuriskama en auto; paideuarantos oun auton apoluami.… worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
paideuorēntos“educated”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:3… pola houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuorēntos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos …… raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in …