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 French
monsieur, 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
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2:12
- Matthew
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23:7; 23:7; 23:7; 23:8; 26:25; 26:49
- Mark
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9:5; 11:21; 14:45
- John
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1:38; 3:2; 3:26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8
