γραμματεῖς
grammateis
scribes
from γράμμα. a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary:--scribe, town-clerk.
Mark 11:18 · Word #7
Lexicon G1122
| Lemma | γραμματεύς |
| Transliteration | grammateús |
| Strong's | G1122 |
| In-context | scribes |
| Literal | scribes |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γραμματεύς |
| Strong's | G1122 |
SIBI-P1 G1122-01
the letter-scholars
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural; appears in nominative plural (NMP) and accusative plural (AMP) forms. As nominative, it functions as the subject; as accusative, as the direct object. Always masculine plural in the provided forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "letter-scholars" preserves the connection to γράμμα ("letter," "written character"), highlighting their identity as experts in the written texts. The plural form reflects the nominative or accusative masculine plural (NMP/AMP), indicating multiple male figures functioning either as subject or object in the sentence. |
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Words from Root γραμματεύς (scribe, writer, secretary, legal scholar, expert in the written Law)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G1122-02 |
grammateon | of the writing-scribes |
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 |