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Lexicon :: Strong's G4461 - rabbi

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ῥαββί
Transliteration
rabbi (Key)
Pronunciation
hrab-bee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin רַב (H7227) with pronominal suffix
mGNT
15x in 1 unique form(s) TR
17x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:961,982

Strong’s Definitions

ῥαββί rhabbí, hrab-bee'; of Hebrew origin (H7227 with pronominal suffix); my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor:—Master, Rabbi.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G4461 in the following manner: Master (Christ) (9x), Rabbi (Christ) (5x), rabbi (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G4461 in the following manner: Master (Christ) (9x), Rabbi (Christ) (5x), rabbi (3x).

  1. my great one, my honourable sir

  2. Rabbi, a title used by the Jews to address their teachers (and also honour them when not addressing them)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ῥαββί rhabbí, hrab-bee'; of Hebrew origin (H7227 with pronominal suffix); my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor:—Master, Rabbi.
STRONGS G4461:
ῤαββί, T WH ῥαββει (cf. Buttmann, p. 6; WHs Appendix, p. 155; see εἰ, ἰ) (Hebrew רַבִּי from רַב, much, great), properly, my great one, my honorable sir; (others incorrectly regard the ִ־י as the yodh paragogic); Rabbi, a title with which the Jews were accustomed to address their teachers (and also to honor them when not addressing them; cf. the Frenchmonsieur, monseigneur): Matthew 23:7; translated into Greek by διδάσκαλος, Matthew 23:8 G L T Tr WH; John the Baptist is addressed by this title, John 3:26; Jesus: both by his disciples, Matthew 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; Mark 11:21; John 1:38 (39),49(50); John 4:31; 9:2; 11:8; and by others, John 3:2; John 6:25; repeated to indicate earnestness (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 65, 5 a.) ῤαββί, ῤαββί, R G in Matthew 23:7 and Mark 14:45; (so רבי רבי for אבי אבי in the Targ. on 2 Kings 2:12). Cf. Lightfoot Horae Hebrew et Talmud. on Matthew 23:7; Pressel in Herzog edition 1 xii, p. 471f; (Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto, under the word Rabbi; Hamburger, Real-Encyclopädie, under Rabban, vol. ii., p. 943f).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
2:12
Matthew
23:7; 23:7; 23:7; 23:8; 26:25; 26:49
Mark
9:5; 11:21; 14:45
John
1:38; 3:2; 3:26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4461 matches the Greek ῥαββί (rabbi),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:7 - καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ καλεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων Ῥαββί, G4461 Ῥαββί. G4461

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:8 - ὑμεῖς δὲ μὴ κληθῆτε Ῥαββί· G4461 εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῶν ὁ καθηγητής, ὁ Χριστὸς· πάντες δὲ ὑμεῖς ἀδελφοί ἐστε

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:25 - ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰούδας ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν εἶπεν Μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι ῥαββί G4461 λέγει αὐτῷ Σὺ εἶπας

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:49 - καὶ εὐθέως προσελθὼν τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἶπεν Χαῖρε ῥαββί G4461 καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ Ῥαββί G4461 καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι καὶ ποιήσωμεν σκηνάς τρεῖς σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωσεῖ μίαν καὶ Ἠλίᾳ μίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - καὶ ἀναμνησθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 ἴδε ἡ συκῆ ἣν κατηράσω ἐξήρανται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:45 - καὶ ἐλθὼν εὐθὲως προσελθὼν αὐτῷ λέγει Ῥαββί G4461 Ῥαββί G4461 καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν·

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς Τί ζητεῖτε οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 ὃ λέγεται ἑρμηνευόμενον, Διδάσκαλε ποῦ μένεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναήλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:2 - οὗτος ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν νυκτὸς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐλήλυθας διδάσκαλος· οὐδεὶς γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα δύναται ποιεῖν ἃ σὺ ποιεῖς ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ ὁ θεὸς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:26 - καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας ἴδε οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 - Ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταξὺ ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγοντες Ῥαββί G4461 φάγε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25 - καὶ εὑρόντες αὐτὸν πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἶπον αὐτῷ Ῥαββί G4461 πότε ὧδε γέγονας

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες Ῥαββί G4461 τίς ἥμαρτεν οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:8 - λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί Ῥαββί G4461 νῦν ἐζήτουν σε λιθάσαι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ πάλιν ὑπάγεις ἐκεῖ
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