What does διδακτός (didaktós) mean in the Bible?
διδακτός (didaktós) is a Greek word meaning "(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching".
Greek · G1318
διδακτός
(Subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
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διδακτόςG1318
Pronunciationdidaktós
What does διδακτός (didaktós) mean in the Bible?
διδακτός (didaktós) is a Greek word meaning "(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1318?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include taught (2), taught [us] (1).
Where does διδακτός (didaktós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 6:45. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittaught2×John 6:45, 1 Corinthians 2:13
taught [us]1×1 Corinthians 2:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJohn 6:45
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
John11 Corinthians2
Source forms
διδακτοῖς2xdidaktois1 Corinthians 2:13
διδακτοὶ1xdidaktoiJohn 6:45
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural2x1 Corinthians 2:13
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xJohn 6:45
Evidence Summary
Greek word. (subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Strong'sG1318
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 6:45Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
διδακτοὶdidaktoi
taught, instructed
Read verse1 Corinthians 2:13Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
διδακτοῖςdidaktoiv
taught, instructed
Read verse1 Corinthians 2:13Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
διδακτοῖςdidaktoiv
taught, instructed
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternDative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:451×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 2:132×
Word Origins
διδακτός is built from this root: