Γραφῶν

graphon

Scriptures

from γράφω; a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it):--scripture.

G1124

Romans 15:4 · Word #18

Lexicon G1124

Lemmaγραφή
Transliterationgraphḗ
Strong'sG1124
In-contextScriptures
Literalscriptures

Morphology N GEN F PL All morphology codes

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

Lexical Info

Lemmaγραφή
Strong'sG1124

SIBI-P1 G1124-07

of the writings

Rootγραφή (graphē)
Core Meaningswriting, written record, document, sacred writing, scripture
Semantic Rangea written document, legal record, public notice, sacred text, a specific passage of holy writ, the collected sacred writings
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, γραφή comes to denote the sacred written texts of Israel, emphasizing their nature as divinely authorized written records. The term underscores the authority and permanence of what has been inscribed, grounding teaching and doctrine in the written revelation.
Morphological NotesPrimary form: noun, genitive, feminine, plural (Gr,N,,,,,GFP,) — "of the writings." One occurrence reflects the cognate verb γράφων: present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS,) — "writing" or "the one writing."
Rendering RationaleThe genitive feminine plural form (GFP) is rendered "of the writings," preserving the plural number and genitive case while retaining the root sense of written records derived from γράφω (to write). This keeps the concrete sense of written documents rather than abstracting the term into a technical title.

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

Words from Root γραφή (writing, written record, document, sacred writing, scripture)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1124-01 graphai the Writings
G1124-02 graphais in the Writings
G1124-03 graphas the writings

Word Usage (51 occurrences of G1124)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 21:42 Γραφαῖς graphais
Matthew 22:29 Γραφὰς graphas
Matthew 26:54 Γραφαὶ graphai