Greek noun (neuter) · G1121
γράμμα
grammagram'-mah
that which is traced; that which is written
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: grámma
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1121is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1121
a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning
The King James renders it: bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
gramma is rendered "that which is traced; that which is written". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "that which is traced".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 16:6‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Luke 16:6γράμματα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: that which is traced, and that which is written.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| that which is tracedor drawn, a picture. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 16:6‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager… |
| that which is written__(1) a character, letter | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 16:6‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| γραμματεύς | grammateus | scribe | Uses62 |
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- γράμματα6
- γράμμασιν3
- γράμματος2
- γράμμα1
- γράμματι1
- γράμματος.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural5N-APN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural3N-DPN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular3N-GSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1N-DSN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1N-NPN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1N-NSN
Luke
two uses
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: bills
Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: bills
John
two uses
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
- γράμμασινgrammasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: writings
The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: writings
Acts
two uses
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: learning
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: letters
Romans
three uses
The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
- γράμματοςgrammatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: letter
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
- γράμματιgrammatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: in letter
But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
- γράμματος.¶grammatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of letter
2 Corinthians
three uses
And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- γράμματοςgrammatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of letter
- γράμμαgrammanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: letter
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
- γράμμασινgrammasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: letters
Galatians
one use
See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
- γράμμασινgrammasinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: letters
2 Timothy
one use
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- γράμματαgrammatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: writings
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.