Ῥαββεί
rhabbí
Honorific title meaning 'my teacher' or 'my master,' especially used as a direct address to a respected teacher or instructor, particularly one skilled in religious or scriptural matters. Used in direct speech, it signals personal respect and acknowledges the authority or knowledge of the addressee. In Hellenistic and early Roman period Judean contexts, primarily designates recognized teachers of the Torah.
Matthew 23:8 · Word #5
Lexicon G4461
| Lemma | ῥαββί |
| Transliteration | rhabbí |
| Strong's | G4461 |
| Definition | Honorific title meaning 'my teacher' or 'my master,' especially used as a direct address to a respected teacher or instructor, particularly one skilled in religious or scriptural matters. Used in direct speech, it signals personal respect and acknowledges the authority or knowledge of the addressee. In Hellenistic and early Roman period Judean contexts, primarily designates recognized teachers of the Torah. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ῥαββεί |
| Strong's | G4461 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4461-01
My Master
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine, singular; nominative/vocative indeclinable form used as a direct honorific address. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from Hebrew רַבִּי ('my master' or 'my teacher'), built on the root meaning 'great' or 'chief' with a first-person singular suffix. "My Master" preserves both the possessive morphology and the honorific force of the title as a direct address. |
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