κατήχησις
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ,
A instruction by word of mouth: generally, instruction, Hp.Praec.13, Cic.Att.15.12.2, D.H. Dem.50, Din.7, Ath.Med. ap. Orib.inc.21.6, S.E.M.1.7; διὰ τὴν κατήχησιν τῶν συνόντων by communication with companions, in bad sense, Chrysipp.Stoic.3.54, cf.55, Gal.5.463.
II accompaniment of the monochord by louder instruments which drown its tune, Ptol.Harm.2.12 (pl.).
III Christ. instruction, teaching, doctrine, catechesis.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1401] ἡ, Ergötzung durch Töne, mündlicher Unterricht, Hippocr., D. Hal. de vi Dem. 50 u. Sp.; bes. in den christlichen Glaubenslehren, K. S.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
κατήχησις -εως, ἡ κατηχέω (mondeling) onderwijs. Hp.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κατήχησις: εως ἡ (устное) поучение, назидание Zenon ap. Diog. L.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κατήχησις: -εως, ἡ, διὰ τοῦ ἤχου καταγοήτευσις, διδασκαλία διὰ ζώσης ἠχηρᾶς φωνῆς· καθόλου, διδασκαλία, Ἱππ. 28. 25, Διον. Ἁλ. π. Δημ. 50, π. Δεινάρχ. 7· διὰ τὴν κ. τῶν συνόντων, διὰ τὴν συγκοινωνίαν μετὰ συντρόφων, ἐπὶ κακῆς σημασίας, Ζήνων παρὰ Διογ. Λ. 7. 89·- παρ’ Ἐκκλ., ἡ διδασκαλία τῶν κατηχουμένων, ἡ διδασκαλία τῶν δογμάτων τῆς Χριστ. θρησκείας.
Wikipedia EN
Catechesis (/ˌkætəˈkiːsɪs/; from Greek: κατήχησις, "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book. It started as education of converts to Christianity, but as the religion became institutionalized, catechesis was used for education of members who had been baptized as infants. As defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 5 (quoting Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Exhortation Catechesi tradendae, §18):
Catechesis is an education in the faith of children, young people and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of Christian life.
Translations
ar: المسيحية والتعليم; ca: catequesi; cs: katecheze; de: Katechese; en: catechesis; es: catequesis; fr: catéchèse; hr: kateheza; id: katekese; ko: 교리 교수; ms: katekesis; nl: catechese;: katecheza; ru: катехизация; sk: katechéza; sl: kateheza; sr: катихизис; sw: katekesi
