1. teacher, instructor — A person who teaches or instructs, especially in a religious or authoritative context; used as a title of respect for Jesus (Greek didaskalos) and for teachers in the early church. Multilingual evidence confirms a unified sense across singular and plural: Spanish 'maestro/maestros,' Hindi 'guru/shikshak,' Arabic 'mu'allim/mu'allimin,' Korean 'seonsaengnim/gyosadeul,' Swahili 'mwalimu/walimu.' The singular forms frequently serve as a vocative title ('Teacher!') while the plural denotes the office or role of teachers in the community. 59×
AR["الْمُعَلِّمُ","مُعَلِّمُ","يا مُعَلِّمُ","يا-مُعَلِّمُ","يَا-مُعَلِّمُ"]·ben["গুরু","গুরু,"]·DE["Lehrer"]·EN["Teacher","teacher"]·FR["maître"]·heb["לֵאמֹר","מוֹרִי","מוֹרֶה","רַבִּי"]·HI["गुरु","गुरू","हे-गुरु"]·ID["Guru","Guru,"]·IT["maestro"]·jav["Guru","Guru,"]·KO["선생님","선생님-이","선생님이","선생님이여","스승이여"]·PT["Mestre","Mestre,"]·RU["Учитель","Учитель,"]·ES["Maestro","maestro"]·SW["Mwalimu","Mwalimu,","Mōusēs","amri","nini","tunajua"]·TR["Öğretmen","Öğretmen,","öğretmen"]·urd["استاد","اُستاد","کہا"]
Matt 8:19, Matt 9:11, Matt 10:24, Matt 10:25, Matt 12:38, Matt 17:24, Matt 19:16, Matt 22:16, Matt 22:24, Matt 22:36, Matt 23:8, Matt 26:18 (+38 more)
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
δῐδάσκᾰλ-ος, ὁ (but feminine, Refs 4th c.BC+, compare ξυμφορὴ γίνεται δ. Refs 2nd c.AD+, teacher, master, μαντείης Refs 5th c.BC+; διδάσκαλον λαβεῖν get a master, [Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς διδασκάλου (i.e. οἶκον) φοιτᾶν go to school, Refs 5th c.BC+; διδασκάλων or ἐκ διδασκάλων ἀπαλλαγῆναι leave school, Refs; ἐν διδασκάλων at school, Refs __II trainer of a dithyrambic or dramatic chorus, producer of a play, etc., ἴτω δὲ καὶ τραγῳδίας ὁ Κλεομάχου δ. Refs 5th c.BC+