ἐδιδάχθητε

didáskō

you were taught

To instruct, impart knowledge or skill, give systematic or formal teaching; to explain or expound a subject; in religious or moral contexts, to guide or form people through instruction. Depending on context, emphasizes the transfer of knowledge, the communication of tradition, or the formation of character and conduct through didactic activity.

G1321

Ephesians 4:21 · Word #8

Lexicon G1321

Lemmaδιδάσκω
Transliterationdidáskō
Strong'sG1321
DefinitionTo instruct, impart knowledge or skill, give systematic or formal teaching; to explain or expound a subject; in religious or moral contexts, to guide or form people through instruction. Depending on context, emphasizes the transfer of knowledge, the communication of tradition, or the formation of character and conduct through didactic activity.

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseyou were taught
Literalyou-were-taught

Lexical Info

Lemmaδιδάσκω
Strong'sG1321

SIBI-P1 Translation G1321-17

you were instructed

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), passive voice, indicative mood, 2nd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist passive indicative, second person plural, denotes a completed action in the past in which the subjects received instruction. "You were instructed" preserves the passive voice and the root sense of formal or systematic teaching.

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