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Strong's G1121 γράμμα (gramma)

Gramma means “learning” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1121 — ben (“son”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1121
Language Greek
Linked Usages 35
Books 16

Strong's G1121 Quick Answer

Strong's G1121 γράμμα (gramma) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. gramma (gram'-mah) n. 1. a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc. 2. (plural) learning It has 35 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include letter, letters, bill, and learning. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
gramma (gram'-mah) n. 1. a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc. 2. (plural) learning
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
letter, letters, bill, and learning

Meaning and Definition

gramma (gram'-mah) n. 1. a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc. 2. (plural) learning [from G1125] KJV: bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written Root(s): G1125

Original Word
γράμμα
Transliteration
gramma
Derivation
Root: γράφω R1: 1125
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1121. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

something written

Usage: γράμμα, -τος, τό (γράφω), [in LXX for סֵפֶר, etc. ;] __1. that which is traced or drawn, a picture. __2. that which is written; __(1) a character, letter: Gal.6:11; __(2) a writing, a written document; __(a) a bill or account: Luk.16:6, 7; __(b) a letter: Act.28:21; __(with) τὰ ἱερὰ γ., the sacred writings, i.e. the OT: 2Ti.3:15 (so in Philo, Vit. Mos., iii, 39) ;

__(d) τὸ γ., the letter, the written word as an external authority in contrast with the direct influence of the Spirit as manifested in the new Covenant: Rom.2:27, 29 7:6, 2Co.3:6, 7; __(3) τὰ γ., letters, i.e. learning: Jhn.7:15, Act.26:24. (In π. an illiterate person is very frequently referred to as γράμματα μ᾽̀ εἰδότης, and this "never means anything else than inability to write": MM, Exp., x; but see also Cremer, 166; DCG, i, 202; ii, 584.) † (AS)

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How Strong's G1121 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gramma, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

letter Romans 2:27 letters Luke 23:38 bill Luke 16:6 learning Acts 26:24

How Strong's G1121 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1121 (γράμμα) appears 22 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1121 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1121 in the New Testament

14 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 16:6 KJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Luke 16:7 KJV

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

Luke 23:38 KJV

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Strong's G1121 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 36:37 Septuagint / Brenton

And they made the golden plate, a dedicated thing of the sanctuary, of pure gold; and he wrote upon it graven letters as of a seal, Holiness to the Lord.

Leviticus 19:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.

Joshua 15:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And Caleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was the city of Letters.

Strong's G1121 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 3:9 Septuagint / Brenton

and said that, when the king is risen, some will give him the writing; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed.

1 Esdras 3:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them unto him, and so he read them:

1 Esdras 3:14 Septuagint / Brenton

and sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers;

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1121.

Exodus 36:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the golden plate, a dedicated thing of the sanctuary, of pure gold; and he wrote upon it graven letters as of a seal, Holiness to the Lord.
Leviticus 19:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.
Joshua 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Caleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was the city of Letters.
Joshua 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Caleb said, Whosoever shall take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Achsah to wife.
Joshua 15:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Dannah and the city of Letters, this is Debir;
Joshua 21:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Jarmuth and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.
Judges 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir; but the name of Debir was before Kiriath-sepher, the city of Letters.
Judges 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Caleb said, Whosoever shall smite the city of Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Achsah my daughter to wife.
Esther 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in every province where the letters were published, there was crying and lamentation and great mourning on the part of the Jews: they spread for themselves sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord removed sleep from the king that night: and he told his servant to bring in the books, the registers of daily events, to read to him.
Esther 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he found the records written concerning Mordecai, how he had told the king concerning the two chamberlains of the king, when they were keeping guard, and sought to lay hands on Artaxerxes.
Esther 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favor in thy sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Haman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom.
Esther 8:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
Esther 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For in the twelfth month, on the thirteenth day of the month which is Adar, the letters written by the king arrived.
Isaiah 29:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all these things shall be to you as the words of this sealed book, which if they shall give to a learned man, saying, Read this, he shall then say, I cannot read it, for it is sealed.
Isaiah 29:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this book shall be given into the hands of a man that is unlearned, and one shall say to him, Read this; and he shall say, I am not learned.
Daniel 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.
Luke 16:6 New Testament, KJV
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Luke 16:7 New Testament, KJV
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
Luke 23:38 New Testament, KJV
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 5:47 New Testament, KJV
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 7:15 New Testament, KJV
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
Acts 26:24 New Testament, KJV
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Acts 28:21 New Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
Romans 2:27 New Testament, KJV
And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
Romans 2:29 New Testament, KJV
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Romans 7:6 New Testament, KJV
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
2 Corinthians 3:6 New Testament, KJV
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 3:7 New Testament, KJV
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
Galatians 6:11 New Testament, KJV
Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
2 Timothy 3:15 New Testament, KJV
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Esdras 3:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and said that, when the king is risen, some will give him the writing; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed.
1 Esdras 3:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them unto him, and so he read them:
1 Esdras 3:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers;
1 Maccabees 5:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and sent letters unto Judas and his brethren, saying, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1121, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1121 FAQ

What does gramma (γράμμα) mean?

Gramma (Strong's G1121) is a Greek word most simply glossed "learning". gramma (gram'-mah) n. 1. a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc. 2. (plural) learning

How many times is gramma (γράμμα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G1121 across 16 books.

Where can I study gramma (γράμμα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1121 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate gramma (γράμμα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as letter, letters, bill, and learning. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1121 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1121, with linked reader references where each row is available.