διδαχήdidachḗ
instruction (the act or the matter)
Greek (New Testament) · G1322
Meanings
1. objectively, teaching, doctrine, that which is taught: Mark 1:27, John 7:16, Acts 17:19, Romans 6:7, Romans 16:17, 2 John 1:10, Revelation 2:24; with genitive poss., Matthew 7:28, Matthew 16:12, Matthew 22:33, Mark 1:22, Mark 11:18, Luke 4:32, John 18:19, Acts 5:28, Revelation 2:14, Revelation 2:15; ἡ δ., of Christ, John 7:17, Acts 13:12, 2 John 1:9; cf. τὴν δ., Titus 1:9; with genitive object, βαπτισμῶν δ., Hebrews 6:2; plural, Hebrews 13:9.
2. Actively, teaching: Acts 2:42, 2 Timothy 4:2; ἐν τ. δ., in the course of his teaching: Mark 4:2, Mark 12:38; λαλεῖν ἐν δ., 1 Corinthians 14:6; ἔχειν δ., 1 Corinthians 14:26.
Synonyms
διδασκαλία
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 30 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
- Matthew 16:12 Then at last they understood that he wasn’t speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Matthew 22:33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.
- Mark 1:22 The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority—quite unlike the teachers of religious law.
- Mark 1:27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
- Mark 4:2 He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.