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παιδεύω

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Gloss: to instruct

Transliteration: paideuō

Strong’s: G3811

παιδεύω
(παίς), [in LXX chiefly for יָסַר ;]
__1. as in cl., to train children, hence, generally, to teach, instruct: Act.7:22 22:3, 1Ti.1:20, Tit.2:12.
__2. As in LXX (Psa.6:2, Pro.19:18, Wis.3:5, al., and for prob. ex. from π., see MM, xviii), to chasten, correct, chastise: Luk.23:16, 22, 2Ti.2:25, Heb.12:7, 10; of divine chastening, 1Co.11:32, 2Co.6:9, Heb.12:6, Rev.3:19.†
<re>SYN.: διδάσκω, q.v </re> (AS)

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