Word Study · Strong's G3809 · Greek

παιδεία

paideia

pahee-di'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: paideía

“tutorage, i.e. education or training”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction

Rendered in the KJV as

chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.

6
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

παιδείαν2
παιδείας2
παιδεία1
παιδείᾳ1

How it is rendered · 4

[the] discipline2
discipline2
of discipline1
training1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

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N-ASF · 2
N-GSF · 2
N-DSF · 1
N-NSF · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Hebrews4 of 6 · 67%
Ephesians1 of 6 · 17%
2 Timothy1 of 6 · 17%

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Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 6:4παιδείᾳpaideianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.here: [the] discipline

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 3:16παιδείανpaideiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,here: training

Hebrews4 occurrences

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