γραμματέων

grammateon

scribes

from γράμμα. a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary:--scribe, town-clerk.

G1122

Luke 20:39 · Word #5

Lexicon G1122

Lemmaγραμματεύς
Transliterationgrammateús
Strong'sG1122
In-contextscribes
Literalscribes

Morphology N GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaγραμματεύς
Strong'sG1122

SIBI-P1 G1122-02

of the writing-scribes

Rootγραμματεύς (grammateus)
Core Meaningswriter, scribe, recorder, scholar of the writings, legal expert
Semantic Rangeprofessional copyist, secretary, legal recorder, interpreter of the Law, scholarly expert in sacred writings, town clerk
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical context, the γραμματεῖς were trained experts in the Torah and Jewish legal tradition, functioning as authoritative interpreters of Scripture and influential religious leaders in Second Temple Judaism.
Morphological NotesNoun, genitive masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,GMP,): denotes possession, source, or association; refers to multiple male scribes.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the connection to γράμμα (“letter, writing”), highlighting those professionally devoted to written texts. The genitive masculine plural form is reflected by “of the … -s,” indicating possession or association with multiple male scribal figures.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root γραμματεύς (writer, scribe, recorder, scholar of the writings, legal expert)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1122-01 grammateis the letter-scholars
G1122-03 grammateus letter-writer (masculine singular)
G1122-04 grammateusin to the letter-writers

Word Usage (64 occurrences of G1122)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:4 γραμματεῖς grammateis scribes
Matthew 5:20 γραμματέων grammateon
Matthew 7:29 γραμματεῖς grammateis
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