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dok´tẽr : In Luke 2:46 ( διδάσκαλος , didáskalos ) "doctor" is equivalent to "teacher," which latter is the translation of the Revised Version (British and American). So in Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34 , the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "doctors," "doctor," of the law (nomodidáskalos ). See EDUCATION; RABBI; SCRIBES .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Doctor'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/doctor.html. 1915.
 
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