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γραμματεύς (grammateus) means “scribe” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γραμματεύς Greek · G1122 62 tagged occurrences in 62 verses

Pronunciation guide: gram-mat-yooce' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1122

γραμματεύς · grammateus · scribe

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.

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How translators render G1122

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
scribes 57
scribe 2
city clerk 1
of the scribes 1
teachers 1
the scribe 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the scribes 31
scribes 22
of the scribes 6
scribe 2
the scribe 2
unto the scribes 2
when the townclerk 1

Verses containing G1122

Page 2 of 2. 62 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

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  2. Luke 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

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  3. Luke 20:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

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  4. Luke 20:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

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  5. Luke 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

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  6. Luke 22:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,

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  7. Luke 23:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

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  8. Acts 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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  9. Acts 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

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  10. Acts 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

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  11. Acts 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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  12. 1 Corinthians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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