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γραμματεύς

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine63 occurrences6 books63 verses

Definition

γραμματεύς, -έως (accusative pl., -εῖς, see Bl., §8, 2), ὁ

(γράμμα), [in LXX always for שׁטר in Hex., elsewhere chiefly for ספר ;]

1. a secretary; γ. τ. πόλεως, a state-clerk: Acts 19:35.

2. In π., of a military officer (Deiss., BS, 110f.). So Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 25:19 (ספר), al.

3. a scribe, a biblical scholar, teacher of the law (so first in I Esther 8:3, II Esther 7:6; in Luke 5:17, νομοδιδάσκαλος; in Luke 10:25, νομικός): Matthew 7:29, Mark 1:22, and frequently in Gosp. γ. καὶ ἀρχιερεῖς, Matthew 2:4, and al.; γ. κ. Φαρισαῖοι, Matthew 5:20, and al.; γ. μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ τ. οὐρ., Matthew 13:52; ποῦ σοφός; ποῦ γ., 1 Corinthians 1:20 (Cremer, 167; DB, iv, 420, 800).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γραμματεύς:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

63 total
  1. Luke 20:1γραμματεῖς · scribes
    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  2. Luke 20:19γραμματεῖς · scribes
    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
  3. Luke 20:39γραμματέων · scribes
    Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
  4. Luke 20:46γραμματέων · scribes
    “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.
  5. Luke 22:2γραμματεῖς · scribes
    …and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
  6. Luke 22:66γραμματεῖς · scribes
    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
  7. Luke 23:10γραμματεῖς · scribes
    Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  8. John 8:3γραμματεῖς · scribes
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  9. Acts 4:5γραμματεῖς · scribes
    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  10. Acts 6:12γραμματεῖς · scribes
    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  11. Acts 19:35γραμματεὺς · city clerk
    Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
  12. Acts 23:9γραμματέων · scribes
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  13. 1 Corinthians 1:20γραμματεύς · [the] scribe
    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?