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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 BoxMat 23:7 - et salutationes in foro et vocari ab hominibus rabbi

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:8 - vos autem nolite vocari rabbi unus enim est magister vester omnes autem vos fratres estis

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:25 - respondens autem Iudas qui tradidit eum dixit numquid ego sum rabbi ait illi tu dixisti

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:49 - et confestim accedens ad Iesum dixit have rabbi et osculatus est eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - [Vulgate 9:4] et respondens Petrus ait Iesu rabbi bonum est hic nos esse et faciamus tria tabernacula tibi unum et Mosi unum et Heliae unum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - et recordatus Petrus dicit ei rabbi ecce ficus cui maledixisti aruit

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:45 - et cum venisset statim accedens ad eum ait rabbi et osculatus est eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - conversus autem Iesus et videns eos sequentes dicit eis quid quaeritis qui dixerunt ei rabbi quod dicitur interpretatum magister ubi habitas

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - respondit ei Nathanahel et ait rabbi tu es Filius Dei tu es rex Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:2 - hic venit ad eum nocte et dixit ei rabbi scimus quia a Deo venisti magister nemo enim potest haec signa facere quae tu facis nisi fuerit Deus cum eo

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:26 - et venerunt ad Iohannem et dixerunt ei rabbi qui erat tecum trans Iordanen cui tu testimonium perhibuisti ecce hic baptizat et omnes veniunt ad eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 - interea rogabant eum discipuli dicentes rabbi manduca

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25 - et cum invenissent eum trans mare dixerunt ei rabbi quando huc venisti

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - et interrogaverunt eum discipuli sui rabbi quis peccavit hic aut parentes eius ut caecus nasceretur

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:8 - dicunt ei discipuli rabbi nunc quaerebant te Iudaei lapidare et iterum vadis illuc
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