scribe

Greek Noun Male

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)

scribe

Greek Noun Male

γραμμᾰτ-εύς, έως, ὁ, secretary, registrar, title of officials at Athens and elsewhere, [NT+5th c.BC+]; γ. τοῦ θεοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of subordinate officials, clerk, sometimes a term of contempt, ὄλεθρος γ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ γ, in joke, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) metaphorically, recorder, of memory, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) scholar, γ. σαφής [Refs 4th c.BC+] 4) one who traces or marks out, of Egyptian embalmers, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

scribe, town-clerk; from g1121 (γράμμα). a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary