Definition
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Vocabulary Form
grammateuvV, -evwV, oJ
Erasmian
Modern
Root
grammateu
Frequency
63
GK
1208
Cognates
Grammar is from the Greek grammatikhv, meaning characteristic of writing (gravmma).
Mnemonics
Scribes were well-trained in grammar.
Biblical Concordance
| 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, |