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γραμματεύς
grammateús · Greek · Strong's G1122 · 64 occurrences
The KJV renders 2 different Hebrew and Greek words as “scribe”
How the KJV renders it
scribe, townclerk
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“scribe”
also renders çâphêr (H5613)
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does Malachi 3:10 mean about the tithe?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
Where it appears
64 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:20 · N-NSM
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Acts 4:5 · N-APM
In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
Acts 6:12 · N-APM
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,
Acts 19:35 · N-NSM
When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
Acts 23:9 · N-GPM
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
John 8:3 · N-NPM
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,
Luke 5:21 N-NPMLuke 5:30 N-NPMLuke 6:7 N-NPMLuke 9:22 N-GPMLuke 11:53 N-NPMLuke 15:2 N-NPMLuke 19:47 N-NPMLuke 20:1 N-NPMLuke 20:19 N-NPMLuke 20:39 N-GPMLuke 20:46 N-GPMLuke 22:2 N-NPMLuke 22:66 N-NPMLuke 23:10 N-NPMMatthew 2:4 N-APMMatthew 5:20 N-GPMMatthew 7:29 N-NPMMatthew 8:19 N-NSMMatthew 9:3 N-GPMMatthew 12:38 N-GPMMatthew 13:52 N-NSMMatthew 15:1 N-NPMMatthew 16:21 N-GPMMatthew 17:10 N-NPMMatthew 20:18 N-DPMMatthew 21:15 N-NPMMatthew 23:2 N-NPMMatthew 23:13 N-VPMMatthew 23:15 N-VPMMatthew 23:23 N-VPMMatthew 23:25 N-VPMMatthew 23:27 N-VPMMatthew 23:29 N-VPMMatthew 23:34 N-APMMatthew 26:57 N-NPMMatthew 27:41 N-GPMMark 1:22 N-NPMMark 2:6 N-GPMMark 2:16 N-NPMMark 3:22 N-NPMMark 7:1 N-GPMMark 7:5 N-NPMMark 8:31 N-GPMMark 9:11 N-NPMMark 9:14 N-APMMark 10:33 N-DPMMark 11:18 N-NPMMark 11:27 N-NPMMark 12:28 N-GPMMark 12:32 N-NSMMark 12:35 N-NPMMark 12:38 N-GPMMark 14:1 N-NPMMark 14:43 N-GPM
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.