Word study · Greek

didáskalos

teacher

Say it: did-AS-kal-os (approximate)

διδάσκαλος

What it means

A teacher. In 4:11, "shepherds and teachers" appear as a single group in the Greek; they are among the gifts Christ gives the church. Jesus was often addressed as "teacher."

Range of meaning

  • TeacherOne who instructs.
  • MasterRabbi-like leader.

In Ephesians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1320 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources