διδάσκω
“to teach, instruct, teach”
Primary meaning: to teach, instruct, teach, to teach, give instruction. Strong's: to teach (in the same broad application). Lexical nuances: 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, giv...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
a prolonged (causative) form of a primary verb (to learn);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: יָדַע (to know, perceive, choose) -> διδάσκω (to teach, instruct, teach)
LXX conceptual translation: H3384 -> διδάσκω (to teach, instruct, teach)
LXX conceptual translation: H3925 -> διδάσκω (to teach, instruct, teach)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where διδάσκω (didasko) carries significant theological or narrative weight.