noun · masculine
rabbi
Greekῥαββί (rabbi)
Strong’sG4461
Rabbi, my master, teacher
stem rabbi-15 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ῥαββεί (Rec. -βί, v. WH, App., 155)
(Heb. and Aram. רַבִּי, my master; v. Dalman, Words, 327, 331 ff.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4461 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhrab-bee'
my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor
Fromof Hebrew origin ( with pronominal suffix);
King JamesMaster, Rabbi.
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 | rabbi2×Ῥαββί | rabbi |
| object accusative | rabbi | rabbi |
| direct address vocative | rabbi13×Ῥαββί | rabbi |
| of, belonging to genitive | rabbi | rabbi |
| to, for dative | rabbi | rabbi |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
rabbi“rabbi”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 23:7“rabbi”kai toin aspasmoin en tai agorai kai kalirō hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; Rabbi.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Matthew 23:8“rabbi”vis de mē kaliveia; Rabbi, henos gar atō vu tos didaskalos, pantois de vis adelfois avō;But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
rabbi“rabbi”direct addressvocative singular13×
Matthew 26:25“rabbi”apokriniratos de Ioudaos tos paradōarōtos auton legata; Mēti mis amō, rabbi? legatō auto; Sis legasa.Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”
Matthew 26:49“rabbi”kai eutheōs prosercharatos to Iēso legata; Chairasōr, rabbi; kai katafilata auton.Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Mark 9:5“rabbi”kai apokriniratos tos Petros legatō to Iēso; Rabbi, kalem atō nin hōde arō, kai poianeia treis skēnain, si henan kai Mōuso henan kai Ēliao henan.Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Mark 11:21“rabbi”kai anamimnēskiratos tos Petros legatō auto; Rabbi, ide tas sukas han kataresa xērainitē.Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
Mark 14:45“rabbi”kai ercharatos euthuos prosercharatos auto legatō; Rabbi, kai katafilata auton.Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
John 1:38“rabbi”strefiratos de tos Iēsus kai theaseratos autoin akoloutharōtoin legatō autoi; Tinem zētavō? tois de legala auto; Rabbi hem legitō methermēneuirōtem Didaskalor, pou menasō?Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
John 1:49“rabbi”apokrinita auto Nathanaēl; Rabbi, sis asō tos huios tou theou, sis basilevos asō tou Israēl.“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 3:2“rabbi”houtos erchata pros auton nuxau kai legata auto; Rabbi, oidanē hoti apo theou erchasē didaskalos; oudenos gar dunetō houteim teim sēmeim poiarō heim sis poiasō, ean mē ateiō tos theos meta autou.He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
John 3:26“rabbi”kai erchala pros ton Iōannon kai legala auto; Rabbi, hos ate meta su peran tou Iordanou, ho sis marturasē, ide houtos baptizatō kai pantois erchelō pros auton.So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about — He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
John 4:31“rabbi”En te metaxu erōtale auton tois mathētois legarōtois; Rabbi, esthiasar.Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
John 6:25“rabbi”Kai heuriskaratois auton peran tau thalassau legala auto; Rabbi, pote hōde ginasē?When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
John 9:2“rabbi”kai erōtala auton tois mathētois autou legarōtois; Rabbi, tinos hamartata, houtos ē tois gonevois autou, hina tuflos genniteia?and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John 11:8“rabbi”legalō auto tois mathētois; Rabbi, nun zētale sin lithazara tois Ioudaiois, kai palin hupagasō ekei?“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”