ῥαββί rhabbi
Greek word for “Rabbi” · Strong’s G4461 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
ῥαββεί (Rec. -βί, see WH, App., 155) (Heb.
How it is translated
Glosses given for rhabbi in context, with how often each is used:
- rabbi 14
- rabbi? 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 23 (2), Matthew 26 (2), John 1 (2), John 3 (2), Mark 9 (1), Mark 11 (1), Mark 14 (1), John 4 (1), John 6 (1), John 9 (1)
Forms
- ῥαββί 15
Words used with it
Words that share verses with rhabbi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- διδάσκαλος didaskalos “teacher” 3
- καταφιλέω kataphileō “to kiss” 2
- πέραν peran “other side” 2
- ἴδε ide “look!” 2
- ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 3
- μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 3
- ὧδε hōde “here” 2
- ἐρωτάω erōtaō “to ask” 2
- προσέρχομαι proserchomai “to come near/agree” 2
- εὐθέως eutheōs “immediately” 2
- ζητέω zēteō “to seek” 2
- καλέω kaleō “to call” 2
Key verses
The verses using rhabbi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 23:7 — And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
- Matthew 23:8 — But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
- Matthew 26:25 — Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
- Matthew 26:49 — And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
- Mark 9:5 — And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for…
- Mark 14:45 — And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
- John 1:38 — Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where…
- John 1:49 — Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
- John 3:2 — The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest,…
- John 3:26 — And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men…
- John 4:31 — In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
- John 11:8 — His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
See all 15 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.