Word study · Greek

paideía

discipline, training

Say it: pie-DAY-ah (approximate)

παιδεία

What it means

Training of a child, including correction and teaching (from pais, "child"). In 6:4, "bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." In Hebrews 12:5-11 God's "discipline" is a sign of his love.

Range of meaning

  • TrainingUpbringing.
  • DisciplineCorrection that teaches.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 6

    "In the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (6:4).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3809 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources