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GreekG1122Noun (Masculine)

γραμματεύς

grammateus

67Occurrences
G1122Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

from G1121 (γράμμα). a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
ὁ (γράμμα)
1.a secretary; γ. πόλεως, a state-clerk
2.In π., of a military officer . So
3.a scribe, a biblical scholar, teacher of the law (so first in
LXX: always for שׁטר in Hex., elsewhere chiefly for ספר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

γραμματεύς appears 67 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
24
Mark
22
Luke
15
Acts
4
1 Corinthians
1
John
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:20BSB

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Luke 20:46BSB

“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

Matthew 2:4BSB

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

Matthew 26:57BSB

Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.

Mark 12:38BSB

In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.