teaching
Didaskalia denotes instruction as a body of teaching to uphold, communicate, assess, or reject.
The term most often denotes a body of instruction treated as a standard: it may be sound and trustworthy, associated with piety, or opposed by other instruction. It also names the work of instructing, whether performed publicly, labored in, or used alongside reproof and correction.
Senses in use
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Instruction as a standard or body of content · dominant
In 1 Timothy 4:16, the dative singular stands alongside attention to oneself, and the APB renders the clause “Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching”; perseverance concerns both. In Titus 1:9, it is associated with a trustworthy word and with encouraging and refuting opponents, while 1 Timothy 4:1 contrasts plural teachings linked to deceiving spirits.
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The activity or task of instructing · common
In 1 Timothy 4:13, the dative singular appears in a list with public reading and exhortation; the APB renders, “devote yourself to the public reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.” Romans 12:7 similarly places it after the conditional “if teaching,” and 2 Timothy 3:16 lists it among the uses of Scripture with reproof, correction, and training.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “teaching,” while also using “teachings,” “doctrine,” and “instruction” in particular clauses. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these variations show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.