διδάσκοντες
didáskō
teaching
To instruct, impart knowledge or skill, give systematic or formal teaching; to explain or expound a subject; in religious or moral contexts, to guide or form people through instruction. Depending on context, emphasizes the transfer of knowledge, the communication of tradition, or the formation of character and conduct through didactic activity.
Colossians 1:28 · Word #8
Lexicon G1321
| Lemma | διδάσκω |
| Transliteration | didáskō |
| Strong's | G1321 |
| Definition | To instruct, impart knowledge or skill, give systematic or formal teaching; to explain or expound a subject; in religious or moral contexts, to guide or form people through instruction. Depending on context, emphasizes the transfer of knowledge, the communication of tradition, or the formation of character and conduct through didactic activity. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | teaching |
| Literal | teaching |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | διδάσκω |
| Strong's | G1321 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1321-07
instructing ones
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PPA,NMP); denotes ongoing action functioning adjectivally/substantivally for masculine plural subjects. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle nominative masculine plural denotes those who are actively and ongoingly engaged in instructing. "Instructing ones" preserves the participial force and plural masculine nominative form while reflecting the root sense of systematic teaching. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
teaching
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Instructing ones' is not idiomatic or grammatically correct for a participle used here; 'teaching' more closely parallels the Greek participle and matches sillex_definition for the context. |