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Strong's G1122 γραμματεύς (grammateus)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1122 — ben in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1122
Language Greek
Linked Usages 151
Books 29

Strong's G1122 Quick Answer

Strong's G1122 γραμματεύς (grammateus) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. grammateus (gram-mat-yooce') n. 1. a writer 2. (professionally) scribe or secretary It has 151 linked Bible usages across 29 books. Visible English usage signals include scribe. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
grammateus (gram-mat-yooce') n. 1. a writer 2. (professionally) scribe or secretary
Usage
151 linked usages
Books
29 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
scribe

Meaning and Definition

grammateus (gram-mat-yooce') n. 1. a writer 2. (professionally) scribe or secretary [from G1121] KJV: scribe, town-clerk Root(s): G1121

Original Word
γραμματεύς
Transliteration
grammateus
Derivation
Root: γράμμα R1: 1121
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1122. 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)

scribe

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G1122 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render grammateus, 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.

scribe Matthew 8:19

How Strong's G1122 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. 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 71 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1122 (γραμματεύς) appears 86 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1122 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 G1122 in the New Testament

67 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 2:4 KJV

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

Matthew 5:20 KJV

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:29 KJV

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Strong's G1122 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

71 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 5:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And Pharaoh gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,

Exodus 5:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will give you straw no longer.

Exodus 5:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharaoh, were scourged, and questioned, men saying, Why have ye not fulfilled your rates of brickwork as yesterday and the third day, today also?

Strong's G1122 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G1122 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1122.

Exodus 5:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,
Exodus 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will give you straw no longer.
Exodus 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharaoh, were scourged, and questioned, men saying, Why have ye not fulfilled your rates of brickwork as yesterday and the third day, today also?
Exodus 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dost thou act thus to thy servants?
Exodus 5:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil plight, men saying, Ye shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the brickmaking.
Numbers 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Gather me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom thou thyself knowest that they are the elders of the people, and their scribes; and thou shalt bring them to the tabernacle of witness, and they shall stand there with thee.
Deuteronomy 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the scribes shall speak to the people, saying, What man is he that has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man dedicate it.
Deuteronomy 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the scribes shall speak further to the people, and say, What man is he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him go and return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his own.
Deuteronomy 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.
Joshua 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua commanded the scribes of the people, saying,
Joshua 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after three days, that the scribes went through the camp;
Joshua 23:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua called together all the children of Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; and said to them, I am old and advanced in years.
Joshua 24:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shiloh, and convoked their elders, and their officers, and their judges, and set them before God.
Judges 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ephraim rooted them out in Amalek, Behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: The inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, And from Zebulun came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record.
2 Kingdoms 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was the scribe,
2 Kingdoms 20:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
3 Kingdoms 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Elihoreph, and Ahijah son of Shisha, scribes; and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, recorder.
4 Kingdoms 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest went up, and they tied up and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
4 Kingdoms 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cried to Hezekiah: and there came to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah the steward, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
4 Kingdoms 18:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, the steward, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came in to Hezekiah, having rent their garments; and they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.
4 Kingdoms 19:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent Eliakim the steward, and Shebnah the scribe, and the elders of the priests, clothed with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
4 Kingdoms 22:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, in the eighth month, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe of the house of the Lord, saying,
4 Kingdoms 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
4 Kingdoms 22:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shaphan the scribe spoke to the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
4 Kingdoms 22:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
4 Kingdoms 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they took out of the city one eunuch who was commander of the men of war, and five men that saw the face of the king, that were found in the city, and the secretary of the commander-in-chief, who took account of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.
1 Chronicles 2:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabez; Tirathites, and Shimeathites, and Sucathites, these are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Joel the firstborn, and Shapham the second, and Janai the scribe in Bashan.
1 Chronicles 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;
1 Chronicles 23:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand, and there were six thousand scribes and judges;
1 Chronicles 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, of the family of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were present; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household were assigned one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 27:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of families, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and scribes ministering to the king, and for every affair of the king according to their divisions, for every ordinance of coming in and going out monthly, for all the months of the year, one division of them was twenty-four thousand.
1 Chronicles 27:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan, David’s uncle by the father’s side, was a counselor, a wise man: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.
2 Chronicles 19:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, Amariah the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael is head over the house of Judah in every matter of the king; and the scribes and Levites are before you: be strong and active, and the Lord shall be with the good.
2 Chronicles 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king’s scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.
2 Chronicles 26:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah had a host of warriors, and that went out orderly to war, and returned orderly in number; and their number was made by the hand of Jeiel the scribe, and Maaseiah the judge, by the hand of Ananias the king’s deputy.
2 Chronicles 34:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And overseers were over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites were appointed scribes, and judges, and porters.
2 Chronicles 34:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.
2 Chronicles 34:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shaphan the scribe brought word to the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Chronicles 34:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
Ezra 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezra 4:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
Ezra 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
Ezra 4:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Ezra 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Ezra 7:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
Ezra 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Ezra 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
Nehemiah 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
Nehemiah 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
Nehemiah 12:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
Nehemiah 12:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
Nehemiah 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
Esther 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the king’s recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their several languages, in the name of King Artaxerxes.
Esther 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the scribes were called in the first month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and orders were written to the Jews, whatever the king had commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.
Esther 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the chiefs of the satraps, and the princes and the royal scribes, honored the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai lay upon them.
Job 37:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Have I a book or a scribe by me, That I may stand and put man to silence?
Psalms 44:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart has uttered a good matter: I declare my works to the king: My tongue is the pen of a quick writer.
Isaiah 36:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went forth to him Eliakim the steward, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder.
Isaiah 36:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, the steward, and Shebna the military scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came in to Hezekiah, having their garments rent, and they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.
Isaiah 37:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent Eliakim the steward, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests clothed with sackcloth, to Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet. And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah,
Jeremiah 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How will ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen.
Jeremiah 43:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Baruch read in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the house of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, in the entrance of the new gate of the house of the Lord, and in the ears of all the people.
Jeremiah 43:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went down to the king’s house, into the house of the scribe: and, behold, there were sitting there all the princes, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah 43:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut them off with a penknife, and cast them into the fire that was on the hearth, until the whole roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
Jeremiah 44:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the princes were very angry with Jeremiah, and smote him, and sent him into the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made this a prison.
Jeremiah 44:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore, my lord the king, let my supplication come before thy face: and why dost thou send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe? and let me not on any account die there.
Jeremiah 52:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and one eunuch, who was over the men of war, and seven men of renown, who were in the king’s presence, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the forces, who did the part of a scribe to the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city.
Matthew 2:4 New Testament, KJV
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Matthew 5:20 New Testament, KJV
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 7:29 New Testament, KJV
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Matthew 8:19 New Testament, KJV
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew 9:3 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Matthew 12:38 New Testament, KJV
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew 13:52 New Testament, KJV
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew 15:1 New Testament, KJV
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew 16:21 New Testament, KJV
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Matthew 17:10 New Testament, KJV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Matthew 20:18 New Testament, KJV
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
Matthew 21:15 New Testament, KJV
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
Matthew 23:2 New Testament, KJV
Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
Matthew 23:13 New Testament, KJV
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew 23:14 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Matthew 23:15 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Matthew 23:23 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:25 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Matthew 23:27 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Matthew 23:29 New Testament, KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
Matthew 23:34 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Matthew 26:3 New Testament, KJV
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:57 New Testament, KJV
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Matthew 27:41 New Testament, KJV
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Mark 1:22 New Testament, KJV
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark 2:6 New Testament, KJV
But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Mark 2:16 New Testament, KJV
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark 3:22 New Testament, KJV
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Mark 7:1 New Testament, KJV
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
Mark 7:5 New Testament, KJV
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
Mark 8:31 New Testament, KJV
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 9:11 New Testament, KJV
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Mark 9:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
Mark 9:16 New Testament, KJV
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
Mark 10:33 New Testament, KJV
Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
Mark 11:18 New Testament, KJV
And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark 11:27 New Testament, KJV
And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
Mark 12:28 New Testament, KJV
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mark 12:32 New Testament, KJV
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Mark 12:35 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
Mark 12:38 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mark 14:1 New Testament, KJV
After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
Mark 14:43 New Testament, KJV
And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Mark 14:53 New Testament, KJV
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Mark 15:1 New Testament, KJV
And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Mark 15:31 New Testament, KJV
Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Luke 5:21 New Testament, KJV
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Luke 5:30 New Testament, KJV
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luke 6:7 New Testament, KJV
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1122, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 24 usages, New Testament
Mark 22 usages, New Testament
Luke 15 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1122 FAQ

What does grammateus (γραμματεύς) mean?

Grammateus (Strong's G1122) is a Greek word most simply glossed "scribe". grammateus (gram-mat-yooce') n. 1. a writer 2. (professionally) scribe or secretary

How many times is grammateus (γραμματεύς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 151 linked usages for Strong's G1122 across 29 books.

Where can I study grammateus (γραμματεύς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1122 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate grammateus (γραμματεύς)?

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

Does Strong's G1122 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 71 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1122, with linked reader references where each row is available.