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Lexicon :: Strong's G2727 - katēcheō

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κατηχέω
Transliteration
katēcheō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ay-kheh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:638,422

Strong’s Definitions

κατηχέω katēchéō, kat-ay-kheh'-o; from G2596 and G2279; to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of:—inform, instruct, teach.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G2727 in the following manner: instruct (3x), teach (3x), inform (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G2727 in the following manner: instruct (3x), teach (3x), inform (2x).

  1. to sound towards, sound down upon, resound

    1. to charm with resounding sound, to fascinate

  2. to teach orally, to instruct

  3. to inform by word of mouth

    1. to be orally informed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατηχέω katēchéō, kat-ay-kheh'-o; from G2596 and G2279; to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of:—inform, instruct, teach.
STRONGS G2727:
κατηχέω, κατήχω: 1 aorist κατήχησα; passive, present κατηχοῦμαι; perfect κατήχημαι; 1 aorist κατηχήθην; nowhere met with in the O. T.; very rare in secular authors;
1. properly, to sound toward, sound down upon, resound: ἁρμονία κατηχει τῆς θαλαττης, Philostr., p. 791 (icon. 1, 19); to charm with resounding sound, to fascinate, τινα μύθοις, Lucian, Jup. trag. 39.
2. to teach orally, to instruct: Lucian, asin. § 48; Philopatr. 17. In the N. T. only used by Luke and Paul: τινα, 1 Corinthians 14:19; passive ἐκ τοῦ νόμου, by bearing the law, accustomed to be publicly read in the synagogues, Romans 2:18; with the accusative of the thing, αὐτός σε πολλά κατηχήσω τῶν ἀγνωυμενων, Josephus, de vita sua §65 at the end; with accusative of a thing and of a person, τοῦ ἀληθοῦς λόγου βραχέα κατηχησας με, Clement. hom. 1, 13; passive with the accusative of the thing: τήν ὁδόν τοῦ κυρίου, Acts 18:25; τόν λόγον, Galatians 6:6; hence, some ((see Meyer, in the place cited)) resolve Luke 1:4 thus: περί τῶν λόγων, οὕς κατηχήθης (see below).
3. to inform by word of mouth; passive to be orally informed: followed by ὅτι, Philo de leg. ad Gaium § 30; περί τίνος (the genitive of person), followed by ὅτι, Acts 21:21; with the accusative of the thing, ὧν, κατήχηνται περί σου i. e. τούτων, ἅ κτλ., Acts 21:24 (κατηχηθεις περί τῶν συμβεβηκότων (pseudo-) Plutarch, de fluviis (7, 2); 8, 1; 7, 1). To this construction the majority refer Luke 1:4, construing it thus: τήν ἀσφάλειαν τῶν λόγων, περί ὧν κατηχήθης (Winers Grammar, 165 (156); Buttmann, § 143, 7; (see above)). Cf. Gilbert, Dissertatio de christianae catecheseos historia (Lipsius 1836) Part i., p. 1ff; Zezschwitz, System der christl. Katechetik (Leipz. 1863) i., p. 17ff; (and for ecclesiastical usage, Suicer, Thesaurus 2:69ff; Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:4; 1:4
Acts
18:25; 21:21; 21:24
Romans
2:18
1 Corinthians
14:19
Galatians
6:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2727 matches the Greek κατηχέω (katēcheō),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:4 - so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor[fn] and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21 - They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:24 - Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:19 - But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:6 - Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
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