What does διδασκαλία · δαιμόνιον mean in the Bible?
διδασκαλία · δαιμόνιον is a Greek phrase meaning "teachings of demons".
Greek · G1319, G1140
διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων
Instruction (the function or the information) · a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
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διδασκαλία G1319 instruction (the function or the information)
Pronunciation didaskalía
The content or doctrine taught, emphasizing the substance of instruction rather than the act of teaching itself.
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δαιμόνιον G1140 a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciation daimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
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What does διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων (didaskaliais daimoniōn) mean in the Bible?
διδασκαλία · δαιμόνιον is a Greek phrase meaning "teachings of demons".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1319, G1140?
G1319, G1140 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. teachings of demons
Source Gloss
teachings of demons
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 21 Case pattern Dative (11) Number pattern Singular (17)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 6:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Eph 4:14 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 4:3 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:7 · 1 Tim 1:10 · 1 Tim 4:13 · 1 Tim 4:16 · 1 Tim 5:17 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 2 Tim 3:10 · Titus 1:9 · Titus 2:1 · Titus 2:7 10×
Dative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 4:1 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:9 · Mark 7:7 · Col 2:22 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:4 · 2 Tim 3:16 · Titus 2:10 3×
Word Origins
διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain