Scholē σχολή
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| σχολή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | scholē |
| Strong's number | G4981 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | lecture hall |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Scholē (Greek σχολή, Strong's G4981) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “lecture hall”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
σχολή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX: Gen.33:14 (κατὰ σ., אַט), Pro.28:19, Sir.38:24 * ;]
1. leisure.
2. Later (from Plato on),
(a) that for which leisure is employed, a disputation, lecture;
(b) the place where lectures are delivered, a school: Act.19:9 (for the later sense of employment, see MM, xxiv).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Gen.33:14 (κατὰ σ., אַט), Pro.28:19, Sir.38:24 * ;]
1. leisure.
2. Later (from Plato on),
(a) that for which leisure is employed, a disputation, lecture;
(b) the place where lectures are delivered, a school: Act.19:9 (for the later sense of employment, see MM, xxiv).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | school (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lecture hall (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Scholē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 19:9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).