Words the Bible translates as doctrine
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- didachēδιδαχήteaching: both the act of instructing others and the body of instruction that results.
- shemu'ahשְׁמוּעָהa report: news that is heard and carried from one person to another
- didaskaliaδιδασκαλίαteaching: both the act of instructing and the body of instruction that results
- leqaḥלֶקַחteaching thought of from the receiving end: the content a teacher hands over, and the store of understanding a hearer takes in and adds to
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- persuasive power in speech: the quality that makes words go down easily and win a hearer over
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