γράμμα gramma · G1121

something written

γράμμα, -τος, τό ; (γράφω), [in LXX for סֵפֶר, etc. ; ] ; 1. that which is traced or drawn, a picture. ; 2. that which is written; (1) a character, letter: Gal.6:11; (2) a writing, a written document; (a) a bill or account: Luk.16:6, 7; (b) a letter: Act.28:21; (with) τὰ ἱερὰ γ., the sacred writings, i.e. the OT: 2Ti.3:15 (so in Philo, Vit. Mos., iii, 39) ; (d) τὸ γ., the letter, the written word as an external authority in contrast with the direct influence of the Spirit as manifested in the new Covenant: Rom.2:27, 29 7:6, 2Co.3:6, 7; (3) τὰ γ., letters, i.e. learning: Jhn.7:15, Act.26:24. (In π. an illiterate person is very frequently referred to as γράμματα μ᾽̀ εἰδότης, and this "never …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

γράμμα, ατος, τό, ; Doric dialect γράθμα, probably in [], but γράσσμα, []: late Aeolic dialect plural γρόππατα, []: (γράφω):— that which is drawn: plural, lines of a drawing, picture, etc., []; picture, Ἀπέλλεω γ. []: singular, drawing, picture, []: plural, figures in a picture, []; II written character, letter, []: in plural, letters, characters, γραμμάτων τε συνθέσεις []; the letters, the alphabet, []; Ἀσσύρια, Ἑλληνικά, []; μαθεῖν to have learnt to read, []; ἐδίδασκες γράμματα, ἐγὼ δ᾽ …

Where it's used 15 times

Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 · Luke 23:38 · John 5:47 · John 7:15 · Acts 26:24 · Acts 28:21 · Romans 2:27 · Romans 2:29 · Romans 7:6 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · Galatians 6:11 · 2 Timothy 3:15 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G1121; TFLSJ G1121

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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