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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διδασκαλίαG1319instruction (the function or the information)
Pronunciationdidaskalía
The content or doctrine taught, emphasizing the substance of instruction rather than the act of teaching itself.
Open lexicon entry →δαιμόνιονG1140a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciationdaimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
Open lexicon entry →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 patterns6Aligned forms21Case patternDative (11)Number patternSingular (17)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 6:11×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineEph 4:14 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 4:33×
Dative · Singular · FeminineRom 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 2:710×
Dative · Plural · Feminine1 Tim 4:11×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 15:9 · Mark 7:7 · Col 2:223×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 15:4 · 2 Tim 3:16 · Titus 2:103×
Word Origins
διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων is built from this root: