Scribe
γραμματεύςStrong’s G1122grammateus
Appears in 67 verses of the New Testament
In short
Grammateus is the Greek word usually translated “scribes”, “scribe” and “town clerk”. It appears in 67 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.”
Meaning
Usually translated “scribes”, “scribe” and “town clerk”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- scribes 62
- scribe 4
- town clerk 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 24
- Mark 22
- Luke 15
- Acts 4
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 7:29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
- Matthew 8:19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Matthew 9:3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
- Matthew 12:38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
- Matthew 13:52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
All 67 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
γραμματεύς grammateus · scribe
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: Act.19:35. 2. In π., of a military officer (Deiss., BS, 110f.). So Jdg.5:14, 4Ki.25:19 (ספר), al. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scribe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCRIBE, noun
[Latin scriba, from scribo, to write; formed probably on the root of grave, scrape, scrub. The first writing was probably engraving on wood or stone.]
- In a general sense, a writer.
- A notary; a public writer.
- In ecclesiastical meetings and associations in America, a secretary or clerk; one who records the transactions of an ecclesiastical body.
- In Scripture and the Jewish history, a clerk or secretary to the king.
All definitions and other forms of “scribe”
- An officer who enrolled or kept the rolls of the army, and called over the names and reviewed them. 2 Chronicles 24:112 Kings 25:19
- A writer and a doctor of the law; a man of learning; one skilled in the law; one who read and explained the law to the people.
SCRIBE, verb transitive
To mark by a model or rule; to mark so as to fit one piece to another; a term used by carpenters and joiners.
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.