διδάσκαλος, διδασκαλου, ὁ (διδάσκω), a teacher; in the N. T. one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man: 1. of one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so: Heb_5:12; Rom_2:20. 2. of the teachers of the Jewish religion: Luk_2:46; Joh_3:10; hence, the Hebrew ψΗα is rendered in Greek διδάσκαλος: Joh_1:38 (); ; cf. below, under ῤαββί, and Pressel in Herzog xii., p. 471f; (Campbell, Dissert. on the Gospels, diss. vii. part 2). 3. of those who by their great power as teachers drew crowds about them; a. of John the Baptist: Luk_3:12. b. of Jesus: Joh_1:38 (); ; often in the first three Gospels. 4. by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as the one who showed men the way of salvation: Mat_23:8 L T Tr WH. 5. of the apostles: ὁ διδάσκαλος τῶν ἐθνῶν, of Paul, 1Ti_2:7; 2Ti_1:11. 6. of those who in the religious assemblies of Christians undertake the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit: 1Co_12:28; Eph_4:11; Act_13:1, cf. Jas_3:1. 7. of false teachers among Christians: 2Ti_4:3. (Homer (h. Merc. 556), Aeschylus, others)

διδάσκαλος didaskalos 59x a teacher, master, Rom_2:20 ; in NT as an equivalent, to ῥαββί , Joh_1:39 rabbi; teacher.

* διδάσκαλος , -ου , ὁ ( < διδάσκω ), [in LXX : Ezr_6:1 , 2Ma_1:10 * ;] given as rendering of Heb. ψΗαΜΔι , ψΗαΜεΚο ( NT, Ῥαββεί , Ῥαββουνεί q.v. ); a teacher: Joh_1:39 ; Joh_20:16 ; of Jewish teachers, Luk_2:46 , Joh_3:10 , cf. Rom_2:20-21 ; of John Baptist, Luk_3:12 ; of Jesus, Joh_3:2 ; Joh_3:10 ; Joh_8:4 ; Joh_11:28 ; Joh_13:13-14 , and often in Syn ., most freq . in voc ., as title of address, as Mat_8:19 , Mar_4:38 ; of Jesus by himself, Mat_23:8 ; of an apostle, 1Ti_2:7 , 2Ti_1:11 ; of Christians, 1Co_12:28-29 , Eph_4:11 , Act_13:1 , Jas_3:1 ; of false teachers, 2Ti_4:3 ( Cremer , 181; DB , i, 609, iii, 294, iv, 691). SYN.: παιδευτής G3810 , q.v.

διδάσκαλος [page 158] διδάσκαλος occurs ter in the contract of apprenticeship P Oxy IV. 725 (A.D. 183); cf. BGU IV. 1021 .12 al. (iii/A.D.). OGIS 149 .5 (ii/B.C.) διδάσ [καλος μαθημάτων ] τακτικῶν . For διδασκαλεῖον cf. the dream from the Serapeum P Par 51 .9 (B.C. 160) (= Selections , p. 19) ἐξαί [φνης ] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου , καὶ ὁρῶ [τὰς ] Διδύμας ἐν τῷ διδασκαλήῳ τοῦ Τοθῆ [τος , in the school of Tothes, and the adj. διδασκαλικός in P Par 63 .51 (B.C. 165) (P Petr III. p. 22) τρ̣όπον τινὰ διδασκα [λι ]κὴ [ν ] ἡμῶν πεποημένων τὴν [ὑ ]φήγησιν , we made our explanation such as almost to teach you, like schoolboys (Mahaffy) : cf. P Oxy II. 275 .34 (A.D. 66) κυρία ἡ διδασκαλική , the contract of apprenticeship is valid. MGr δάσκαλος , teacher, schoolmaster, with derivative δασκαλεύω censure, teach one his lesson, keeps the old word without its reduplication.

διδάσκαλος δι^δάσκα^λος, ὁ, ἡ, (n di^daska^l os_ou masc fem ) [Etym: διδάσκω] "a teacher, master", Hhymn. , Aesch. , etc.: εἰς διδασκάλου (sc. οἶκον) φοιτᾶν to go to "school", Plat. ; διδασκάλων or ἐκ διδασκάλων ἀπαλλαγῆναι to leave "school", id=Plat. ; ἐν διδασκάλων at "school", id=Plat. "a dramatic poet" was called διδάσκαλος because he "taught the actors", Ar.

διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Est.6:1, 2Ma.1:10 * ;] given as rendering of Heb. רַבִּי ,רַבּוֺן (NT, Ῥαββεί, Ῥαββουνεί which see); a teacher: Jhn.1:39 20:16; of Jewish teachers, Luk.2:46, Jhn.3:10, cf. Rom.2:20-21; of John Baptist, Luk.3:12; of Jesus, Jhn.3:2, 10 8:4 11:28 13:13-14, and often in Syn., most frequently in voc., as title of address, as Mat.8:19, Mrk.4:38; of Jesus by himself, Mat.23:8; of an apostle, 1Ti.2:7, 2Ti.1:11; of Christians, 1Co.12:28-29, Eph.4:11, Act.13:1, Jas.3:1; of false teachers, 2Ti.4:3 (Cremer, 181; DB, i, 609, iii, 294, iv, 691) SYN.: παιδευτής, q.v (AS)