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Bill Mounce
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γραμματεύς
Vocabulary form:
grammateuvV, -evwV, oJ
Definition:
scribe
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
63
GK:
1208
Root:
grammateu
Cognates:
Grammar is from the Greek grammatikhv, meaning characteristic of writing (gravmma).
Mnemonics:
Scribes were well-trained in grammar.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 2:4 | and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | acc pl masc) of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. |
| Matthew 5:20 | For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 7:29 | for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc). |
| Matthew 8:19 | A scribe (grammateus | γραμματεύς | nom sg masc) came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” |
| Matthew 9:3 | At this, some of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” |
| Matthew 12:38 | Then some of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” |
| Matthew 13:52 | And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe (grammateus | γραμματεύς | nom sg masc) who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” |
| Matthew 15:1 | Then Pharisees and scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, |
| Matthew 16:21 | From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and ruling priests and scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc), and be killed, and on the third day be raised. |
| Matthew 17:10 | And the disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) say that Elijah must come first?” |
| Matthew 20:18 | “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateusin | γραμματεῦσιν | dat pl masc). They will condemn him to death, |
| Matthew 21:15 | But when the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys who were crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying, “The scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses. |
| Matthew 23:13 | “But woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. |
| Matthew 23:15 | “Woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over land and sea to gain a single convert; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
| Matthew 23:23 | “Woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the former. |
| Matthew 23:25 | “Woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean off the outside of the cup and the plate while inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. |
| Matthew 23:27 | “Woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and all kinds of filth. |
| Matthew 23:29 | “Woe to you, scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | voc pl masc) and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, |
| Matthew 23:34 | Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | acc pl masc), some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, |
| Matthew 26:57 | Then the men who had laid hold of Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the elders were gathered. |
| Matthew 27:41 | The ruling priests along with the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) and the elders were also mocking him in the same way, saying, |
| Mark 1:22 | And they were astonished at his teaching, his for he was for teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc). |
| Mark 2:6 | were Now some of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) there, were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts, their |
| Mark 2:16 | And the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, his “Why is he eating with tax collectors and sinners?” is he eating |
| Mark 3:22 | And the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) who came down from Jerusalem came down were saying, “He has Beelzebul in him,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” |
| Mark 7:1 | The Pharisees and some of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus |
| Mark 7:5 | And the Pharisees and scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?” |
| Mark 8:31 | Then Jesus began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the ruling priests and scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc), and be killed and after three days to rise again. |
| Mark 9:11 | And they asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) say, ‘Elijah must come first’?” |
| Mark 9:14 | And when they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | acc pl masc) arguing with them. |
| Mark 10:33 | “Listen, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateusin | γραμματεῦσιν | dat pl masc), and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles. |
| Mark 11:18 | And the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) heard of this and began seeking how they could destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were impressed by his teaching. |
| Mark 11:27 | And they came again to Jerusalem. And while he was walking about in the temple, the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the elders came to him, |
| Mark 12:28 | And one of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) came up and heard them disputing. Seeing how well Jesus had answered them, he put this question to him: “Which commandment is the most important of all?” |
| Mark 12:32 | And the scribe (grammateus | γραμματεύς | nom sg masc) said to him, “Well said, teacher. You have spoken truthfully; ‘he is one, and there is no other besides him.’ |
| Mark 12:35 | While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) say that Messiah is the son of David? |
| Mark 12:38 | And in his teaching he was saying, “Beware of the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc), who like to parade around in flowing robes, and want greetings in the marketplaces |
| Mark 14:1 | It was now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) were seeking how to seize him by treachery and put him to death, |
| Mark 14:43 | And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, appeared, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling priests and the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) and the elders. |
| Mark 14:53 | And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the ruling priests and the elders and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) came together. |
| Mark 15:1 | As soon as it was morning, the ruling priests, after holding a consultation with the elders and scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc) and the entire council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. |
| Mark 15:31 | So also the ruling priests, mocking among themselves, with the scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc), were saying, “Others he saved; himself he can not save! |
| Luke 5:21 | And the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the Pharisees began to ponder, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” |
| Luke 5:30 | And the Pharisees and their scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” |
| Luke 6:7 | So the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the Pharisees were watching him carefully to see whether he healed on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him. |
| Luke 9:22 | saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes (grammateōn | γραμματέων | gen pl masc), and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.” |
| Luke 11:53 | When he went out from there, the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him sharply about many things, |
| Luke 15:2 | And the Pharisees and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) were grumbling, saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them!” |
| Luke 19:47 | He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes (grammateis | γραμματεῖς | nom pl masc) and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy him, |
Mnemonics
Scribes were well-trained in
Scribes were well-trained in grammar.