Paideia

pahee-di'-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Paideia Definition

  1. the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment) It also includes the training and care of the body
  2. whatever in adults also cultivates the soul, esp. by correcting mistakes and curbing passions.
    1. instruction which aims at increasing virtue
    2. chastisement, chastening, (of the evils with which God visits men for their amendment)
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
paideiva
Origin
from (3811)
Strong's Number
3809
TDNT Entry
5:596,753

KJV Word Usage

chastening
3
nurture
1
instruction
1
chastisement
1
Total
6

KJV Verse Count

1
1
4
Total
6
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Paideia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .