noun · masculine
grammatevos
Greekγραμματεύς (grammateus)
Strong’sG1122
a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
stem grammatev-63 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γραμματεύς, -έως (acc. pl., -εῖς, v. Bl., §8, 2), ὁ
(< γράμμα), [in LXX always for שׁטר in Hex., elsewhere chiefly for ספר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1122 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgram-mat-yooce'
Fromfrom G1121. a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary
King Jamesscribe, town-clerk.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | grammatevos5×γραμματεὺς | grammatevois28×γραμματεῖς |
| object accusative | grammatevon | grammatevoin5×γραμματεῖς |
| direct address vocative | grammatevor | grammatevoir6×γραμματεῖς |
| of, belonging to genitive | grammatevou | grammatevoiu17×γραμματέων |
| to, for dative | grammatevo | grammatevoi2×γραμματεῦσιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
grammatevo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
63 occurrences, every one of them listed
grammatevos“scribe”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 8:19“scribe”kai prosercharatos henos grammatevos legata auto; Didaskalor, akolouthami si hopou ean apercheseiō.And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
Matthew 13:52“scribe”tos de legata autoi; Dia houtem pantos grammatevos mathēteuiratos ta basileia toiu ouranoiu homoios atō anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos ekballatō ek tou thēsaurou autou kaineim kai palaieim.Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Mark 12:32“scribe”kai legata auto tos grammatevos; Kalōs, didaskalor, epi alētheiau legasa hoti henos atō kai ouk atō allos plēn autou;“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
Acts 19:35“town clerk”katastellaratos de tos grammatevos ton ochlon fēatō; Anēroir Efesioir, tinos gar atō anthrōpoiu hos ouk gnōskatō tan Efesioiu politan neōkoron arōtan tau megau Artemiau kai teu diopeteu?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
1 Corinthians 1:20“scribe”pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōrainata tos theos tan sofian tou kosmou?Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
grammatevois“scribes”subjectnominative plural28×
Matthew 7:29“scribes”ate gar didaskarōtos autoin hōs exousian echarōtos kai ouk hōs tois grammatevois autoiu.because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Matthew 15:1“scribes”Tote proserchelō to Iēso apo Hierosolumeiu Farisaiois kai grammatevois legarōtoisThen some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
Matthew 17:10“scribes”kai eperōtala auton tois mathētois legarōtois; Tinem oun tois grammatevois legalō hoti Ēliaon datō erchara prōtem?The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Matthew 21:15“scribes”horaratois de tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois teim thaumasieim heim poiata kai toin paidoin toin krazarōtoin en te hiere kai legarōtoin; Hōsanna to huio David aganaktalaBut the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
Matthew 23:2“scribes”legarōtos; Epi tau Mōusou kathedrau kathizala tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Matthew 26:57“scribes”Tois de krataratois ton Iēsun apagala pros Kaiafaon ton archierevon, hopou tois grammatevois kai tois presbuterois sunagila.Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
Mark 1:22“scribes”kai ekplēssile epi ta didacha autou, ate gar didaskarōtos autoin hōs exousian echarōtos kai ouk hōs tois grammatevois.The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark 2:16“scribes”kai tois grammatevois toiu Farisaioiu horaratois hoti esthiatō meta toiu hamartōloiu kai telōnoiu legale toi mathētoi autou; Hoti meta toiu telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu esthiatō?When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 3:22“scribes”kai tois grammatevois tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainaratois legale hoti Beelzeboul echatō kai hoti en to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim.And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Mark 7:5“scribes”kai eperōtalō auton tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois; Dia tinem ouk peripatalō tois mathētois su kata tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu, alla koinai cheirai esthialō ton arton?So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
Mark 9:11“scribes”kai eperōtale auton legarōtois; Hoti legalō tois grammatevois hoti Ēliaon datō erchara prōtem?And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Mark 11:18“scribes”kai akouala tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois, kai zētale pōs auton apollualeia; fobele gar auton, pantos gar tos ochlos ekplēssite epi ta didacha autou.When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
Mark 11:27“scribes”Kai erchelō palin eis Hierosolumeim. kai en te hiere peripatarōtou autou erchelō pros auton tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois kai tois presbuteroisAfter their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
Mark 12:35“scribes”Kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legate didaskarōtos en te hiere; Pōs legalō tois grammatevois hoti tos christos huios David atō?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Mark 14:1“scribes”Ate de tem pascha kai teim azumeim meta duo hēmerain. kai zētale tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois pōs auton en dolo krataratois apokteinaleia,Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Mark 14:53“scribes”Kai apagala ton Iēsun pros ton archierevon, kai sunerchelō pantois tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois kai tois grammatevois.They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.
Luke 5:21“scribes”kai archela dialogizerō tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois legarōtois; Tinos atō houtos hos lalatō blasfēmiain? tinos dunetō hamartain afiēkara ei mē monos tos theos?But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Luke 5:30“scribes”kai gonguzale tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois autoiu pros toin mathētoin autou legarōtois; Dia tinem meta toiu telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu esthiavō kai pinavō?But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Luke 6:7“scribes”paratērele de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois ei en te sabbate therapeuatō, hina heuriskaleia katēgorarō autou.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Luke 11:53“scribes”Kakeithen exercharatou autou archela tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois deinōs enecharō kai apostomatizarō auton peri pollotereiu,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
Luke 15:2“scribes”kai diagonguzale tois tē Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois legarōtois hoti Houtos hamartōloin prosdechetō kai sunesthiatō autoi.So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 19:47“scribes”Kai ate didaskarōtos tem kata hēmeran en te hiere; tois de archierevois kai tois grammatevois zētale auton apolluara kai tois prōtois tou laou,Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
Luke 20:1“scribes”Kai gineta en hena taiu hēmeraiu didaskarōtou autou ton laon en te hiere kai euangelizerōtou efistanala tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois sun toi presbuteroi,One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
Luke 20:19“scribes”kai zētala tois grammatevois kai tois archierevois epiballara epi auton tain cheirain en auta ta hōra, kai fobila ton laon, gnōskala gar hoti pros autoin legata tan parabolan houtan.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
Luke 22:2“scribes”kai zētale tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois tem pōs anairaleia auton, fobele gar ton laon.and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
Luke 22:66“scribes”Kai hōs gineta hēmeras, sunagita tem presbuteriem tou laou, archierevois tē kai grammatevois, kai apagala auton eis tem sunedriem autoiu,At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
Luke 23:10“scribes”histanalelē de tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois eutonōs katēgorarōtois autou.Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
John 8:3“scribes”agalō de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois pros auton gunaikan en moicheia katalambiratan kai histanaratois autan en meseThe scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
grammatevoin“scribes”objectaccusative plural5×
Matthew 2:4“scribes”kai sunagaratos pantoin toin archierevoin kai grammatevoin tou laou punthanete para autoiu pou tos christos gennitō.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Matthew 23:34“scribes”dia houtem idou mis apostelamō pros vin profētoin kai sofoin kai grammatevoin; ek autoiu apokteinavi kai stauravi, kai ek autoiu mastigavi en tai sunagōgai vu kai diōkavi apo politau eis politan;Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Mark 9:14“scribes”Kai ercharatois pros toin mathētoin horala ochlon pollon peri autoin kai grammatevoin suzētarōtoin pros autoin.When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
Acts 4:5“scribes”Gineta de epi tan aurion sunagira autoiu toin archōnoin kai toin presbuteroin kai toin grammatevoin en IerousalēmThe next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
Acts 6:12“scribes”sunkinala tē ton laon kai toin presbuteroin kai toin grammatevoin, kai efistanaratois sunarpazala auton kai agala eis tem sunedriem,So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
grammatevoir“scribes”direct addressvocative plural6×
Matthew 23:13“scribes”Ouai de vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti kleiavō tan basileian toiu ouranoiu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu; vis gar ouk eiserchevō, oude toin eisercherōtoin afiēkavō eiserchara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Matthew 23:15“scribes”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Matthew 23:23“scribes”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem anēthem kai tem kuminem, kai afiēkava teim baruotereim tou nomou, tan krisian kai tem elesem kai tan pistian; houteim date poiara kakeineim mē afiēkarō.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Matthew 23:25“scribes”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:27“scribes”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Matthew 23:29“scribes”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti oikodomavō toin tafoin toiu profētoiu kai kosmavō teim mnēmeieim toiu dikaioiu,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
grammatevoiu“scribes”of, belonging togenitive plural17×
Matthew 5:20“scribes”legamō gar vi hoti ean mē perisseuateia vu tas dikaiosunas polloterem toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu, ouk mē eiserchaveia eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu.For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 9:3“scribes”kai idou tinois toiu grammatevoiu legala en heautoi; Houtos blasfēmatō.On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
Matthew 12:38“scribes”Tote apokrinila auto tinois toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu legarōtois; Didaskalor, thelanō apo su sēmem horara.Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Matthew 16:21“scribes”Apo tote archeta tos Iēsus deiknuarō toi mathētoi autou hoti datō auton eis Hierosolumeim aperchara kai polleim paschara apo toiu presbuteroiu kai archierevoiu kai grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai ta trita hēmera egeirira.From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Matthew 27:41“scribes”homoiōs kai tois archierevois empaizarōtois meta toiu grammatevoiu kai presbuteroiu legale;In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
Mark 2:6“scribes”ale de tinois toiu grammatevoiu ekei katherōtois kai dialogizerōtois en tai kardiai autoiu;But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
Mark 7:1“scribes”Kai sunagilō pros auton tois Farisaiois kai tinois toiu grammatevoiu ercharatois apo HierosolumeiuThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
Mark 8:31“scribes”Kai archeta didaskarō autoin hoti datō ton huion tou anthrōpou polleim paschara kai apodokimazira hupo toiu presbuteroiu kai toiu archierevoiu kai toiu grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai meta treis hēmerain anistanara;Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Mark 12:28“scribes”Kai prosercharatos henos toiu grammatevoiu akouaratos autoiu suzētarōtoiu, horaratos hoti kalōs apokrinita autoi, eperōtata auton; Poias atō entolas prōtas panteiu?Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
Mark 12:38“scribes”Kai en ta didacha autou legate; Blepavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu en stolai peripatarō kai aspasmoin en tai agoraiIn His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
Mark 14:43“scribes”Kai euthuos ēti autou lalarōtou paraginetō Ioudaos henos toiu dōdeka kai meta autou ochlos meta machairaiu kai xuleiu para toiu archierevoiu kai toiu grammatevoiu kai toiu presbuteroiu.While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
Mark 15:1“scribes”Kai euthuos prōi sumbouliem poiaratois tois archierevois meta toiu presbuteroiu kai grammatevoiu kai holem tem sunedriem daratois ton Iēsun apoferala kai paradōala Pilato.Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
Mark 15:31“scribes”homoiōs kai tois archierevois empaizarōtois pros allēloin meta toiu grammatevoiu legale; Alloin sōzata, heauton ouk dunetō sōzara;In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
Luke 9:22“scribes”legaratos hoti Datō ton huion tou anthrōpou polleim paschara kai apodokimazira apo toiu presbuteroiu kai archierevoiu kai grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai ta trita hēmera egeirira.“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Luke 20:39“scribes”apokriniratois de tinois toiu grammatevoiu legala; Didaskalor, kalōs legasa;Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
Luke 20:46“scribes”Prosechavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu peripatarō en stolai kai filarōtoiu aspasmoin en tai agorai kai prōtokathedriain en tai sunagōgai kai prōtoklisiain en tei deipnei,“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
Acts 23:9“scribes”gineta de kraugas megas, kai anistanaratois tinois toiu grammatevoiu teu mereu toiu Farisaioiu diamachele legarōtois; Oudenem kakem heuriskanō en to anthrōpo houto; ei de pneumem lalata auto ē angelosA great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
grammatevoi“scribes”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 20:18“scribes”Idou anabainanō eis Hierosolumeim, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōiti toi archierevoi kai grammatevoi, kai katakrinali auton thanato,“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
Mark 10:33“scribes”hoti Idou anabainanō eis Hierosolumeim, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōiti toi archierevoi kai toi grammatevoi, kai katakrinali auton thanato kai paradōali auton tei ethnei“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,