κατηχέω katēcheō · G2727
to instruct
κατ-ηχέω, -ῶ ; 1. to resound. ; 2. to teach by word of mouth, instruct, inform (see 131., Phil. Gosp., 20, 31): Gal.6:6; with accusative of person(s), 1Co.14:19; pass. with accusative of thing(s), Luk.1:4 (ICC, in l), Act.18:25 21:24 (cf. Lk, l.with), Gal.6:6; before κ, with genitive of thing(s), Rom.2:18; περί, with genitive of person(s), Act.21:21.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κατηχ-έω, ; sound over or through, ἁρμονία κ. τῆς θαλάττης []; 2 sound amiss, opposed to συνηχέω, []; II teach by word of mouth: hence generally, instruct, κ. τινὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἀγνοουμένων Agrippa 11 cited in []:—passive, to be informed or instructed, περί τινος []; κ. ὅτι.. []; II.2 in NT, instruct in the elements of religion, []:—passive, περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων []
Where it's used 8 times
Luke 1:4 · Acts 18:25 · Acts 21:21 · Acts 21:24 · Romans 2:18 · 1 Corinthians 14:19 · Galatians 6:6 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G2727; TFLSJ G2727
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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