Translation Help

[Evyn]

Hi,

I have to translate a phrase. I'm not sure of the source. At this point there is a single word I am having difficulty with:

[size=134] ἐπαίδευον [/size]

I have the feeling it might be a passive form of "praise".

[annis]

I have the feeling it might be a passive form of "praise".

Nope, it's an imperfect of παιδεύω, "to teach, to educate."

[ThomasGR]

There is also the metaphorical meaning of "paideuw", that's "to agonize, to trouble, to tease" someone. It depends on the context.

[Evyn]

Thanks.

Is the following translation roughly correct, then?

[size=150] οἱ διδάσκαλοι οὐχ ηὗρον τὰς βίβλους οὐκ οὖν ἐπαίδευον τὰ τέκνα [/size]
The teachers and not the books were educating the children

[Bert]

I think it might be something like: The teachers did not find the books, therefore they were not teaching the children.

[Evyn]

Thanks!