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Theological Dictionary of the New Testament

Strong's Number: 1122 grammateu/v

Original Word Word Origin

grammateu/v from (1121)

Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling

Grammateus gram-mat-yooce'

Parts of Speech TDNT

Noun Masculine 1:740,127

Definition

A clerk, scribe, esp.a public servant, secretary, recorder, whose office and influence differed in different states

in the Bible, a man learned in the Mosaic law and in the sacred writings, an interpreter, teacher. Scribes examined the more difficult and subtle questions of the law; added to the Mosaic law decisions of various kinds thought to elucidate its meaning and scope, and did this to the detriment of religion. Since the advice of men skilled in the law was needed in the examination in the causes and the solution of the difficult questions, they were enrolled in the Sanhedrin; and are mentioned in connection with the priests and elders of the people. See a Bible Dictionary for more information on the scribes.

a religious teacher: so instructed that from his learning and ability to teach advantage may redound to the kingdom of heaven

Translated Words

KJV (67) - scribe, 66; townclerk, 1;

NAS (64) - scribe, 4; scribes, 59; town clerk, 1;

Verse Count

KJV

Matthew 24
Mark 22
Luke 15
John 1
Acts 4
1 Corinthians 1

Abbreviations Legend:

TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

Copyright Statement

The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright � 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Grammateus". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".