γραμματεύς
grammateús
scribe
A person professionally engaged in writing or record-keeping; one skilled in reading or composing official documents and texts. Primarily, a scribe or clerk, especially one concerned with legal, religious, or administrative documentation. In various contexts, refers to officials responsible for maintaining records, teaching, or interpreting law, particularly in Judean society during the Second Temple and early Roman periods. The term can extend to educated teachers or interpreters of texts, especially the Torah and related legal traditions.
Mark 12:32 · Word #5
Lexicon G1122
| Lemma | γραμματεύς |
| Transliteration | grammateús |
| Strong's | G1122 |
| Definition | A person professionally engaged in writing or record-keeping; one skilled in reading or composing official documents and texts. Primarily, a scribe or clerk, especially one concerned with legal, religious, or administrative documentation. In various contexts, refers to officials responsible for maintaining records, teaching, or interpreting law, particularly in Judean society during the Second Temple and early Roman periods. The term can extend to educated teachers or interpreters of texts, especially the Torah and related legal traditions. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | scribe |
| Literal | scribe |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γραμματεύς |
| Strong's | G1122 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1122-03
scribe
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); denotes a single male agent functioning as the subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Scribe" directly reflects one professionally engaged in writing and record-keeping, preserving the agentive sense of γραμματεύς as one skilled in letters. The nominative masculine singular form is represented in English by the singular noun. |
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