Something written
γράμμαStrong’s G1121gramma
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gramma is the Greek word usually translated “writings”, “letters” and “bills”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “writings”, “letters” and “bills”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- writings 4
- letters 3
- bills 2
- letter 2
- of letter 2
- learning 1
- in letter 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Romans 3
- John 2
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Galatians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 16:7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
- Luke 23:38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 5:47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
- John 7:15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
- Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
- Acts 28:21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
Greek dictionary
γράμμα gramma · something written
γράμμα, -τος, τό (γράφω), [in LXX for סֵפֶר, etc. ;] 1. that which is traced or drawn, a picture. 2. that which is written; (1) a character, letter: Gal.6:11; (2) a writing, a written document; (a) a bill or account: Luk.16:6, 7; (b) a letter: Act.28:21; (with) τὰ ἱερὰ γ., the sacred writings, i.e. the OT: 2Ti.3:15 (so in Philo, Vit. Mos., iii, 39) ; (d) τὸ γ., the letter, the written word as an external authority in contrast with the direct influence of the Spirit as manifested in the new Covenant: Rom.2:27, 29 7:6, 2Co.3:6, 7; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “writing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WRITING, participle present
tense
- Forming, as characters, with a pen, style or graver.
- adjective Used or intended for writing; as writing paper.
All definitions and other forms of “writing”
WRITING, noun
- The act or art of forming letters and characters, on paper, wood, stone or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and the words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
- Any thing written or expressed in letters; hence, any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, etc.
- A book; any written composition; a pamphlet; as the writings of Addison.
- An inscription. John 19:19
- Writings, plural conveyances of lands; deeds; or any official papers.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.