paideutes denotes a person identified as an instructor, whether of the foolish or in the comparison with earthly fathers who discipline.

The two occurrences present paideutes as a person connected with instruction: in Romans 2:20 the singular is named in a list of claimed teaching roles, while Hebrews 12:9 uses the plural in a comparison involving earthly fathers who disciplined.

1. Person identified with instruction · dominant

   In Romans 2:20, the accusative singular occurs in the clause listing an instructor of the foolish and a teacher of children; the APB renders the clause "an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children." In Hebrews 12:9, the accusative plural occurs in the comparison with earthly fathers; the APB renders that they "disciplined us and we respected them."

   Romans 2:20Hebrews 12:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "instructor" in Romans 2:20 and presents the plural occurrence through earthly fathers who "disciplined us" in Hebrews 12:9. Its wording cannot isolate the term's precise English rendering in the latter verse.