Word Study · Strong's G4461 · Greek
ῥαββί
rhabbi
hrab-bee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rhabbí
“my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor
Rendered in the KJV as
Master, Rabbi.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ῥαββί,11
- ῥαββί2
- ῥαββί;1
- ῥαββί·1
How it is rendered · 4
- Rabbi,10
- Rabbi3
- Rabbi;1
- Rabbi?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular12
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-VSM-T · 12
- N-NSM-T · 3
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 23:7ῥαββίrhabbinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularthe greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.here: Rabbi
- Matthew 23:8ῥαββί·rhabbinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.here: Rabbi;
- Matthew 26:25ῥαββί;rhabbinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”here: Rabbi?
- Matthew 26:49ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularGoing directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.here: Rabbi,
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 9:5ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularPeter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”here: Rabbi,
- Mark 11:21ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularPeter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”here: Rabbi,
- Mark 14:45ῥαββίrhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularGoing directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.here: Rabbi
John8 occurrences
- John 1:38ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularJesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”here: Rabbi
- John 1:49ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singular“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”here: Rabbi,
- John 3:2ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularHe came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”here: Rabbi,
- John 3:26ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularSo John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”here: Rabbi,
- John 4:31ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularMeanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”here: Rabbi,
- John 6:25ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularWhen they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”here: Rabbi,
- John 9:2ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularand His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”here: Rabbi,
- John 11:8ῥαββί,rhabbinoun · vocative (address) · masculine singular“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”here: Rabbi,