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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).
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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 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:7 - and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi[fn] by others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:8 - But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:25 - Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:49 - And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:5 - And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,[fn] it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:45 - And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” And he kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:2 - This man came to Jesus[fn] by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:26 - And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:31 - Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:25 - When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:8 - The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”
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