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ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις ἡμῶν ἐδίδαξας

To teach (in the same broad application) · a wide "plat" or "place", i.e. open square

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διδάσκω G1321 to teach (in the same broad application)
Pronunciation didáskō
Instructional transmission of content to persons; emphasizes active teaching role over passive reception.
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πλατεῖα G4113 a wide "plat" or "place", i.e. open square
Pronunciation plateîa
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What does ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις ἡμῶν ἐδίδαξας (en tais plateiais hēmōn edidaxas) mean in the Bible?

διδάσκω · πλατεῖα is a Greek word meaning "you taught in our streets".

Full entry for ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις ἡμῶν ἐδίδαξας (G1321, G4113) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

you taught in our streets
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Imperfect Aorist Future
Voices
Active Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 34×
Present Active Matt 4:23 · Matt 7:29 · Matt 9:35 · Matt 26:55 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 6:6 · Mark 12:35 · Mark 14:49 · Luke 4:31 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 13:10 · Luke 13:22 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 21:37 · Luke 23:5 · John 6:59 34×
Indicative states a fact or reality 39×
Imperfect Active Matt 5:2 · Matt 13:54 · Mark 1:21 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 4:2 · Mark 9:31 · Mark 10:1 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 4:15 · Luke 5:3 · John 7:14 · Acts 18:25 · Rev 2:14 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 15:1 15×
Present Active Matt 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · Luke 20:21 · John 9:34 · Acts 21:21 · Rom 2:21 · 1 Cor 11:14 · 1 John 2:27 · Rev 2:20 · 1 Cor 4:17 11×
Aorist Active Luke 11:1 · John 8:28 · 1 John 2:27 · Mark 6:30 · Luke 13:26 · John 18:20 6×
Aorist Passive Eph 4:21 · Col 2:7 · 2 Thess 2:15 · Matt 28:15 · Gal 1:12 5×
Future Active Luke 12:12 · John 14:26 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 16×
Present Active Matt 11:1 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 8:31 · Luke 6:6 · John 7:35 · Acts 1:1 · Acts 4:2 · Acts 4:18 · Acts 5:28 · 1 Tim 2:12 · Heb 5:12 13×
Aorist Active Acts 11:26 · Acts 20:20 · 2 Tim 2:2 3×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Active Matt 5:19 · Heb 8:11 3×
Present Active 1 John 2:27 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Present Active 1 Tim 4:11 · 1 Tim 6:2 2×
Aorist Active Luke 11:1 1×
96 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 80 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 11 ongoing 9 prospective 2 imperative 1 background 15 subjunctive 4 infinitive 13 participle 25
Tense
present 45 aorist 18 imperfect 15 future 2
Voice
active 75 passive 5
Mood
indicative 37 participle 25 infinitive 13 subjunctive 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:23 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 5:19 διδάξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:19 διδάξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:2 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 9:35 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 13:54 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 15:9 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Matthew 21:23 διδάσκοντι present active participle participle Matthew 22:16 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:55 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 28:15 ἐδιδάχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:20 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Mark 1:21 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:13 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 4:1 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 4:2 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:2 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:30 ἐδίδαξαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:34 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:6 διδάσκων present active participle participle Mark 7:7 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Mark 8:31 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:31 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:1 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:17 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:14 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:35 διδάσκων present active participle participle Mark 14:49 διδάσκων present active participle participle Luke 4:15 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:3 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:6 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 11:1 δίδαξον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 11:1 ἐδίδαξεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:12 διδάξει future active indicative prospective Luke 13:22 διδάσκων present active participle participle Luke 13:26 ἐδίδαξας aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:1 διδάσκοντος present active participle participle Luke 20:21 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 23:5 διδάσκων present active participle participle John 6:59 διδάσκων present active participle participle +40 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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