γραμματεύς grammateus · G1122

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γραμματεύς, -έως (accusative pl., -εῖς, see Bl., §8, 2), ὁ ; (γράμμα), [in LXX always for שׁטר in Hex., elsewhere chiefly for ספר ; ] ; 1. a secretary; γ. τ. πόλεως, a state-clerk: Act.19:35. ; 2. In π., of a military officer (Deiss., BS, 110f.). So Jdg.5:14, 4Ki.25:19 (ספר), al. ; 3. a scribe, a biblical scholar, teacher of the law (so first in I Est.8:3, II Est.7:6; in Luk.5:17, νομοδιδάσκαλος; in Luk.10:25, νομικός): Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, and frequently in Gosp. γ. καὶ ἀρχιερεῖς, Mat.2:4, and al.; γ. κ. Φαρισαῖοι, Mat.5:20, and al.; γ. μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ τ. οὐρ., Mat.13:52; ποῦ σοφός; ποῦ γ., 1Co.1:20 (Cremer, 167; DB, iv, 420, 800).; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

γραμμᾰτ-εύς, έως, ὁ, ; secretary, registrar, title of officials at Athens and elsewhere, []; γ. τοῦ θεοῦ []; also of subordinate officials, clerk, sometimes a term of contempt, ὄλεθρος γ. []; ἡ γ., in joke, []; 2 metaphorically, recorder, of memory, []; 3 scholar, γ. σαφής []; 4 one who traces or marks out, of Egyptian embalmers, []

Where it's used 67 times

Matthew 2:4 · Matthew 5:20 · Matthew 7:29 · Matthew 8:19 · Matthew 9:3 · Matthew 12:38 · Matthew 13:52 · Matthew 15:1 · Matthew 16:21 · Matthew 17:10 · Matthew 20:18 · Matthew 21:15 · Matthew 23:2 · Matthew 23:13 · Matthew 23:14 · Matthew 23:15 · Matthew 23:23 · Matthew 23:25 · Matthew 23:27 · Matthew 23:29 · Matthew 23:34 · Matthew 26:3 · Matthew 26:57 · Matthew 27:41 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 2:6 · Mark 2:16 · Mark 3:22 · Mark 7:1 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 9:14 · Mark 9:16 · Mark 10:33 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 11:27 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:32 · Mark 12:35 · Mark 12:38 · Mark 14:1 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 14:53 · Mark 15:1 · Mark 15:31 · Luke 5:21 · Luke 5:30 · Luke 6:7 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 11:44 · Luke 11:53 · Luke 15:2 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 20:1 · Luke 20:19 · Luke 20:39 · Luke 20:46 · Luke 22:2 · Luke 22:66 … and 7 more

Source: TBESG G1122; TFLSJ G1122

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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