Words the Bible translates as teacher
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- didaskalosδιδάσκαλοςa teacher: one who instructs others in what they should know and do
- rhabbiῥαββίa respectful way to address a teacher: my master, my teacher
- morehמוֹרֶהa teacher: the one who instructs another and points out the way he should go
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- the early rain: the first rains of autumn, which soften the baked ground so that plowing and sowing can begin
- qoheletקֹהֶלֶתQoheleth: the title of the sage who speaks in Ecclesiastes, meaning roughly "one who has to do with an assembly"
- kathēgētēsκαθηγητήςa master-teacher who goes before as a guide: the authoritative instructor a follower is trained by and looks to
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