didache denotes instruction delivered publicly or received as a pattern to retain, obey, or reject.

The term most often names instruction being given, heard, or proclaimed, especially in scenes of public response or exhortation. It also denotes a received pattern in which people continue, remain, obey, or which they use to test opposing claims; some occurrences identify such instruction by its source, novelty, or harmful character.

1. Public instruction and proclamation · dominant

   The singular noun occurs for instruction being delivered or heard in public settings. In Mark 1:22 the APB renders the crowd as astonished at it because the speaker taught with authority, while Mark 4:2 places it in a scene of teaching many things in parables; Acts 13:12 similarly describes astonishment at the Lord's instruction.

   Mark 1:22Mark 1:27Mark 4:2Luke 4:32Acts 13:121 Corinthians 14:6
2. A received pattern to continue in or obey · common

   Here the noun marks instruction treated as something received and maintained. In Acts 2:42 the APB renders the group as continuing in the apostles' instruction; Romans 6:17 speaks of obeying from the heart the pattern to which they were committed, and 2 John 1:9 contrasts remaining in it with going ahead.

   Acts 2:42Romans 6:17Romans 16:17Titus 1:92 John 1:92 John 1:10
3. Instruction identified and evaluated by source or character · occasional

   The noun can identify a particular teaching for assessment rather than simply describe an act of instructing. In Acts 17:19 the APB asks about a "new teaching," while Matthew 16:12 warns about the instruction associated with the Pharisees and Sadducees; Hebrews 13:9 cautions against "diverse and strange teachings."

   Acts 17:19Matthew 16:12Hebrews 13:9Revelation 2:14Revelation 2:15Revelation 2:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "teaching" and, in the plural context of Hebrews 13:9, "teachings"; it also uses "instruction" in Hebrews 6:2 and "doctrine" in Titus 1:9. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for each occurrence.