What does λόγος · διδασκαλία mean in the Bible?
λόγος · διδασκαλία is a Greek phrase meaning "word and teaching".
Greek · G3056, G1319
λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ
Word · instruction (the function or the information)
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λόγοςG3056word
Pronunciationlógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
Open lexicon entry →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 →What does λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ (logō kai didaskalia) mean in the Bible?
λόγος · διδασκαλία is a Greek phrase meaning "word and teaching".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3056, G1319?
G3056, G1319 is connected to 330 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. word and teaching
Source Gloss
word and teaching
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms330Case patternAccusative (153)Number patternSingular (271)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:37 · Matt 28:15 · Mark 4:15 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 5:15 · Luke 7:17 · Luke 8:11 · John 1:1 · John 1:14 · John 4:37 · John 6:60 · John 7:36 · John 8:37 · John 10:35 · John 12:3868×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 24:35 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · Luke 24:17 · Luke 24:44 · Acts 15:15 · Rev 17:17 · Rev 19:9 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:610×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:32 · Luke 1:2 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 22:61 · John 15:20 · John 17:20 · Acts 6:4 · Acts 14:12 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:27 · Acts 15:32 · Acts 18:15 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 22:22 · 1 Cor 1:17 · 1 Cor 2:128×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 12:37 · Luke 1:4 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 6:47 · John 7:40 · John 19:13 · Acts 20:35 · 2 Tim 1:13 · Rev 22:1910×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:8 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 22:15 · Mark 10:22 · Mark 12:13 · Luke 1:29 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 24:19 · John 2:22 · John 4:50 · John 8:31 · Acts 7:29 · Acts 8:21 · Acts 10:29 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 18:545×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMark 10:24 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 4:22 · Luke 23:9 · Acts 2:40 · Acts 7:22 · Acts 15:24 · Rom 3:4 · 1 Cor 2:13 · Eph 5:6 · 1 Thess 4:18 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 2 Tim 4:15 · 2 Pet 2:3 · 3 John 1:1016×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:32 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 15:12 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 18:23 · Matt 19:11 · Matt 19:22 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 25:19130×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 26:1 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 9:44 · John 10:19 · John 14:24 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 5:5 · Acts 5:24 · Acts 16:3623×
Word Origins
λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ is built from this root: