The meaning of “γραμματεύς”
Understanding grammateús reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
scribe, town-clerk.
γραμματεύς
scribe, town-clerk.
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 23:2 | “Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:” Word: γραμματεύς (grammateús) | |
| Mark 11:18 | “And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.” Word: γραμματεύς (grammateús) | |
| Luke 19:47 | “And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,” Word: γραμματεύς (grammateús) | |
| John 8:3 | “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,” Word: γραμματεύς (grammateús) | |
| Acts 19:35 | “And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?” Word: γραμματεύς (grammateús) |