What does γραμματεύς · μαθητεύω · βασιλεία mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1122, G3100, G932
γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ
:--Scribe, town-clerk. · to disciple · kingdom
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γραμματεύςG1122:--scribe, town-clerk.
Pronunciationgrammateús
Jewish legal expert and biblical scholar who interprets and teaches the law, often opposed to Jesus in the Gospels.
Open lexicon entry →μαθητεύωG3100to disciple
Pronunciationmathēteúō
To make someone a disciple through teaching and commitment, not merely to follow passively
Open lexicon entry →βασιλείαG932kingdom
Pronunciationbasileía
Open lexicon entry →What does γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ (grammateus matheteutheis te basileia) mean in the Bible?
γραμματεύς · μαθητεύω · βασιλεία is a Greek phrase meaning ":--scribe, town-clerk.".
Full entry for γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ (G1122, G3100, G932) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1122, G3100, G932?
G1122, G3100, G932 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. :--scribe, town-clerk.
Source Gloss
:--scribe, town-clerk.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms62Case patternNominative (32)Number patternPlural (57)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 7:29 · Matt 15:1 · Matt 17:10 · Matt 21:15 · Matt 23:2 · Matt 26:57 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 2:16 · Mark 3:22 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 9:11 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 11:27 · Mark 12:35 · Mark 14:1 · Mark 14:5327×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:19 · Matt 13:52 · Mark 12:32 · Acts 19:35 · 1 Cor 1:205×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 5:20 · Matt 9:3 · Matt 12:38 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 27:41 · Mark 2:6 · Mark 7:1 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:38 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 15:1 · Mark 15:31 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 20:39 · Luke 20:4617×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 20:18 · Mark 10:332×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 2:4 · Matt 23:34 · Mark 9:14 · Acts 4:5 · Acts 6:125×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:13 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 23:23 · Matt 23:25 · Matt 23:27 · Matt 23:296×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4
Voice
active2passive2
Mood
participle2indicative1imperative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ is built from this root: