διδάσκαλος
didaskalos
teacher
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word διδάσκαλος (didaskalos) is a term that refers to a teacher. With 59 occurrences in the Bible, it is a significant concept in the New Testament. The word's definition is straightforward, indicating a person who imparts knowledge or instruction to others. The range of usage for διδάσκαλος is diverse, as it appears in various contexts, including descriptions of Jesus as a teacher (Matthew 22:16, Mark 10:17), references to other teachers or instructors (Matthew 8:19, Luke 5:31), and even self-designations by Jesus (Matthew 23:10). This versatility suggests that the concept of a teacher is multifaceted and essential in the biblical narrative. The significance of διδάσκαλος lies in its emphasis on the importance of learning, guidance, and mentorship. As a central theme in the New Testament, it highlights the role of teachers in shaping individuals' understanding of the world and their relationship with God. The numerous occurrences of this word underscore its importance in the biblical narrative, making it a crucial concept for understanding the teachings and values of the New Testament.
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Occurrences in Scripture
59 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
A scribe came, and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 10:24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
Matthew 12:38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
Matthew 17:24When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
Matthew 19:16Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.
Matthew 22:24saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
Matthew 22:36“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
Matthew 23:8But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
Matthew 26:18He said, “Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.” ’ ”
Mark 4:38He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
Mark 5:35While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”
Mark 9:17One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
Mark 9:38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”
Mark 10:17As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
Mark 10:20He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”
Mark 10:35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”
Mark 12:14When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
Mark 12:19“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
Mark 12:32The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,
Mark 13:1As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”
Mark 14:14and wherever he enters in, tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
Luke 2:46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Luke 3:12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
Luke 6:40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 6:40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 7:40Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”
Luke 8:49While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house came, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t trouble the Teacher.”
Luke 9:38Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
Luke 10:25Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 11:45One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you insult us also.”
Luke 12:13One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Luke 18:18A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 19:39Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
Luke 20:21They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
Luke 20:28They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
Luke 20:39Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
Luke 21:7They asked him, “Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?”
Luke 22:11Tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
John 1:38Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
John 3:2The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
John 8:4they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
John 11:28When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
John 13:13You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.
John 13:14If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
John 20:16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”
Acts 13:1Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Romans 2:20a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.