παιδεία
paideía
discipline
Instruction intended to cultivate character or intellect; educational training or formation, especially through structured guidance or discipline. In various contexts, may refer specifically to disciplinary correction or reproof as a means of education. Semantically encompasses both general education and corrective discipline.
Hebrews 12:11 · Word #3
Lexicon G3809
| Lemma | παιδεία |
| Transliteration | paideía |
| Strong's | G3809 |
| Definition | Instruction intended to cultivate character or intellect; educational training or formation, especially through structured guidance or discipline. In various contexts, may refer specifically to disciplinary correction or reproof as a means of education. Semantically encompasses both general education and corrective discipline. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | discipline |
| Literal | discipline-chastening |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | παιδεία |
| Strong's | G3809 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3809-01
with formative discipline
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DFS) |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects παιδεία as structured training or corrective instruction that forms character. The dative feminine singular is represented instrumentally as "with," preserving its grammatical case without imposing verse context. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
with formative discipline
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 accurately conveys the sense of παιδεία as character-forming discipline or structured correction in this verse; no change needed. |