Strong’s G3809 · Greek

παιδεία
paideía

Definition

tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction

Etymology

from G3811 (παιδεύω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • chastening
  • chastisement
  • instruction
  • nurture

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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