Strong's Concordance, Greek Dictionary

Properly, loitering (as a withholding of oneself from work) or leisure, i.e., (by implication) a "school" (as vacation from physical employment)

Greek: σχολή, scholē (G4981)

1 King James Bible Verses

Here is school in the Bible. What does the source Greek word σχολή mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].

Definition Details

Strong's Number: G4981

Greek Base Word: σχολή

Usage: School

Definition: Properly, loitering (as a withholding of oneself from work) or leisure, i.e., (by implication) a "school" (as vacation from physical employment).

Detailed definition:

  1. Freedom from labor.
  2. A place where there is leisure for anything, a school.

Derived terms: Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of the alternate of G2192.

See also:

  1. G2192

Pronunciation:

  1. Biblical International Phonetic Alphabet: sxoˈle
  2. Modern International Phonetic Alphabet: sxowˈle̞
  3. Transliteration: scholē
  4. Biblical Pronunciation: skoh-LAY
  5. Modern Pronunciation: skoh-LAY


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