γράμμα

grámma · Greek · Strong's G1121 · 14 occurrences

The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “letter”

What it means

a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning

from G1125 (γράφω);

How the KJV renders it

bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“letter”

also renders ʼiggᵉrâʼ (H104), ʼiggereth (H107), nishtᵉvân (H5407), çêpher (H5612), pithgâm (H6600)

“writing”

also renders biblíon (G975), kᵉthâb (H3792), miktâb (H4385)

“bill”

also renders biblíon (G975), çêpher (H5612)

“learning”

also renders didaskalía (G1319), leqach (H3948)

“scripture”

also renders graphḗ (G1124)

“written”

also renders graptós (G1123)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

14 occurrences in the Greek text, first 13 verses shown.

2 Corinthians 3:6 N-GSN2 Corinthians 3:7 N-DPN2 Timothy 3:15 N-APNActs 26:24 N-NPNActs 28:21 N-APNGalatians 6:11 N-DPNJohn 5:47 N-DPNJohn 7:15 N-APNLuke 16:6 N-APNLuke 16:7 N-APNRomans 2:27 N-GSNRomans 2:29 N-DSNRomans 7:6 N-GSN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.