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New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Greek ord of the Day : γραφή
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Bill Mounce
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15 October 2023
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17 December 2025
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γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ (graphē), GK 1210 (S 1124), 50x.
γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ means “writing; Scripture”
“All γραφή is breathed out by God.” (2 Tim 3:16)
MOUNCE’S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY
The noun graphē is unique in the NT in that it solely refers to the Scriptures of Israel. In the sing., the noun can refer to a specific portion of the Scriptures (Mk. 12:10; Lk. 4:21; Jn. 13:18) or to the Scriptures as a whole (Jn. 20:29), but in the pl., it always refers to the latter.
(The dictionary entry is abridged from Mounce‘s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, https://billmounce.com/dictionary).