G1319 — διδασκαλία (didaskalia)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1319
Original: διδασκαλία
Transliteration: didaskalia
Pronunciation: did-as-kal-ee'-ah
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: διδάσκω (didasko, G1321) — to teach
Occurrences: 21 verses (21 tokens) across 8 NT books
First Occurrence: Mat 15:9 — "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From G1321 (didasko); instruction (the function or the information): — doctrine, learning, teaching.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 33 — Communication
Subdomain: 33.017 — Teach
Other words in subdomain: διδακτικός (G1317), διδακτός (G1318), διδάσκαλος (G1320), διδάσκω (G1321), διδαχή (G1322), ἐντρέφω (G1789), ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω (G2085), θεοδίδακτος (G2312), καθηγητής (G2519), αἵρεσις (G139), ἀνατρέφω (G397)

UBS Semantic Domains¶

[033] Communication — search_relationships.py keeps διδασκαλία in the communication/teaching field as established doctrinal content.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
doctrine	12	57.1%
doctrines	4	19.0%
learning	1	4.8%
of doctrine	1	4.8%
teaching	1	4.8%
to doctrine	1	4.8%
to the doctrine	1	4.8%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Titus	4	8.7
1 Timothy	8	7.1
2 Timothy	3	3.6
Colossians	1	1.1
Ephesians	1	0.6
Romans	2	0.5
Matthew	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1

Strongly concentrated in the Pastoral Epistles: 15 of 21 occurrences (71%) appear in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus. The only Synoptic uses (Mat 15:9, Mar 7:7) are parallel quotations of Isa 29:13. Absent from the General Epistles, Johannine writings, Acts, Hebrews, and Revelation.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Sound/Wholesome Doctrine (Apostolic Teaching as Standard)¶

1Ti 1:10 — "...contrary to sound doctrine"
2Ti 4:3 — "...they will not endure sound doctrine"
Tit 1:9 — "...able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers"
Tit 2:1 — "...speak thou the things which become sound doctrine"

The phrase ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία ("sound/healthy doctrine," G5198 + G1319) appears 5 times and is distinctive to the Pastorals. It frames doctrine as something that can be healthy or sick.

2. Doctrine as Object of Devoted Attention¶

1Ti 4:13 — "...give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine"
1Ti 4:16 — "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them"
Rom 12:7 — "...he that teacheth, on teaching"
1Ti 5:17 — "...especially they who labour in the word and doctrine"

Doctrine here is something to be pursued, attended to, and labored in — a sustained object of ministerial effort.

3. Doctrine as Nourishment¶

1Ti 4:6 — "...nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained"

The verb ἐντρέφω ("nourished up," G1789) explicitly pairs with didaskalia, treating doctrine as sustaining food. This is the only verse in the NT using G1789.

4. Scripture's Doctrinal Purpose¶

2Ti 3:16 — "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"
Rom 15:4 — "...whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning"

Doctrine as the informational content that Scripture yields — its teaching payload.

5. False/Human Doctrines¶

Mat 15:9 — "...teaching for doctrines the commandments of men"
Mar 7:7 — "...teaching for doctrines the commandments of men"
Col 2:22 — "...after the commandments and doctrines of men"
1Ti 4:1 — "...giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils"
Eph 4:14 — "...carried about with every wind of doctrine"

When qualified by human or demonic origin, didaskalia denotes false teaching. The plural form (didaskalias) appears in all five of these verses.

6. Doctrine Adorned / Honored¶

Tit 2:10 — "...that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things"
1Ti 6:1 — "...that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed"
Tit 2:7 — "...in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity"

Doctrine can be adorned (cosmetic metaphor) or blasphemed — it carries the reputation of God.

7. Paul's Personal Doctrine¶

2Ti 3:10 — "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith..."
1Ti 6:3 — "...consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness"

Didaskalia as the body of content an apostle transmits — identifiable, followable, and tied to godly living.

Case Distribution¶

Case	Count	Notes
Dative Sg	9	Most common form; "in/to doctrine"
Genitive Sg	3	"of doctrine" — wind of, sound
Accusative Sg	3	Direct object — "for our learning," "adorn the doctrine"
Accusative Pl	3	"doctrines of men/devils" — always false teaching
Nominative Sg	1	Subject — 1Ti 6:1 "doctrine be not blasphemed"
Dative Pl	2	"doctrines of devils," "doctrines" (1Ti 4:1)

The plural form is used exclusively for false doctrine (Mat 15:9, Mar 7:7, Col 2:22, 1Ti 4:1). The singular consistently refers to sound or apostolic teaching.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ὑγιαίνω (hugiaino)	G5198	5x (24%)	"sound doctrine" (ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία) — Pastorals exclusive
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	6x (29%)	"all things" in context of adorning/showing doctrine
πίστις (pistis)	G4102	4x (19%)	"faith and good doctrine" paired concepts
λόγος (logos)	G3056	4x (19%)	"word and doctrine" — 1Ti 5:17; "wholesome words" 1Ti 6:3
ἄνθρωπος (anthropos)	G444	4x (19%)	"commandments of men" — false doctrine contexts
διδάσκω (didasko)	G1321	3x (14%)	"teaching for doctrines" — Mat 15:9, Mar 7:7
ἔνταλμα (entalma)	G1778	3x (14%)	"commandments of men" — always negative
παράκλησις (paraklesis)	G3874	2x (10%)	"exhortation and doctrine" paired
γραφή (graphe)	G1124	2x (10%)	Scripture as source of doctrine
καλός (kalos)	G2570	2x (10%)	"good doctrine" — 1Ti 4:6

Word Family / Cognates¶

G1321 διδάσκω (didasko) — root verb: to teach (97 occ.)
G1320 διδάσκαλος (didaskalos) — teacher, master (58 occ.)
G1322 διδαχή (didache) — teaching, doctrine (30 occ.)
G1317 διδακτικός (didaktikos) — apt to teach (2 occ.)
G1318 διδακτός (didaktos) — taught, teachable (3 occ.)
G2085 ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω (heterodidaskaleo) — to teach other/different doctrine (2 occ.)
G1789 ἐντρέφω (entrepho) — to nourish in (1 occ., co-occurs with didaskalia in 1Ti 4:6)
G2312 θεοδίδακτος (theodidaktos) — taught by God (1 occ.)

Synonyms¶

G1322 διδαχή (didache) — the closest lexical parallel; search_relationships.py surfaced it as the nearest companion term for teaching/doctrine content.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G1319.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
διδαχή (didache)	G1322	"doctrine" (24v)	didache = the act of teaching or the content as delivered (found in Gospels, Acts, Hebrews, Revelation); didaskalia = the substance/body of teaching as a system (concentrated in Pastorals). Overlap is real but didaskalia favors "doctrine as established body of content."
λόγος (logos)	G3056	"doctrine" (1v)	logos = word/speech broadly; only once rendered "doctrine"
לֶקַח (leqach)	H3948	"doctrine" (2v in OT)	Hebrew word for "received instruction" — Deut 32:2, Prov 4:2; covers what is taken in through teaching

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 33.017 — Teach)¶

Word	Strong's	Verses	Primary KJV	Key Difference
διδαχή (didache)	G1322	26	doctrine, of the doctrine	didache wider distribution (Gospels-Revelation); more about the act or fresh content of teaching
διδάσκω (didasko)	G1321	44	teaching, taught	Verb — the activity of teaching, not the content
διδάσκαλος (didaskalos)	G1320	50	Master, teachers	The person who teaches
ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω (heterodidaskaleo)	G2085	3	other doctrine, teach otherwise	To teach a different doctrine — compound with hetero-
ἐντρέφω (entrepho)	G1789	1	nourished up	To nourish/rear in — used with didaskalia in 1Ti 4:6
διδακτικός (didaktikos)	G1317	2	apt to teach	Adjective — quality of being teacherly
θεοδίδακτος (theodidaktos)	G2312	1	taught of God	Compound: God + taught — hapax in 1Th 4:9

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew sources found via LXX mapping for G1319. This is a distinctly NT word without direct OT Hebrew equivalent. The OT quotation in Mat 15:9 / Mar 7:7 cites Isa 29:13 LXX, where the LXX uses ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων and διδασκαλίας, but the Hebrew has לִמֻּדָה (limmud, H3928 — "taught/learned thing").