παιδεύωpaideúō
to train up a child, i.e. educate, or (by implication), discipline (by punishment)
Greek (New Testament) · G3811
Meanings
1. as in classical Greek, to train children, hence, generally, to teach, instruct: Acts 7:22, Acts 22:3, 1 Timothy 1:20, Titus 2:12.
2. As in LXX (Psalms 6:2, Proverbs 19:18, Wisdom 3:5, and elsewhere, and for prob. ex. from π., see MM, xviii), to chasten, correct, chastise: Luke 23:16, Luke 23:22, 2 Timothy 2:25, Hebrews 12:7, Hebrews 12:10; of divine chastening, 1 Corinthians 11:32, 2 Corinthians 6:9, Hebrews 12:6, Revelation 3:19.
Synonyms
διδάσκω, see that word
Same root
- παῖςpaîs · G3816a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God)
- ἀπαίδευτοςapaídeutos · G521uninstructed, i.e. (figuratively) stupid
- παιδευτήςpaideutḗs · G3810a trainer, i.e. teacher or (by implication) discipliner
- παιδείαpaideía · G3809tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Luke 23:16 So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.”
- Luke 23:22 For the third time he demanded, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no reason to sentence him to death. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.”
- Acts 7:22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action.
- Acts 22:3 Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
- 2 Corinthians 6:9 We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.