1124. graphé
Strong's Lexicon
graphé: Scripture, writing

Original Word: γραφή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: graphé
Pronunciation: gra-FAY
Phonetic Spelling: (graf-ay')
Definition: Scripture, writing
Meaning: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb γράφω (graphō), meaning "to write."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3789 (כָּתַב, kathab): to write

- H3791 (כְּתוּבָה, kethubah): writing, document

- H3790 (כְּתוּב, kethub): written

Usage: In the New Testament, "graphé" primarily refers to the sacred writings of the Old Testament, regarded as divinely inspired and authoritative. It is used to denote the collection of books that constitute the Hebrew Bible, which were considered the Word of God by early Christians. The term underscores the belief in the divine origin and enduring authority of these texts.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Jewish tradition, the Scriptures were central to religious life, serving as the foundation for teaching, worship, and moral guidance. By the time of the New Testament, the term "graphé" was well-established to refer to these sacred texts. The early Christian community, rooted in Jewish tradition, adopted this term to affirm the continuity and fulfillment of the Old Testament in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The reverence for Scripture as God's revealed word was a cornerstone of both Jewish and early Christian faith.

HELPS Word-studies

1124 graphḗ – properly, writing. 1124 (graphḗ) is used 51 times in the NT – always of holy Scripture, i.e. the inspired, inerrant writings of the Bible (the 66 books of Scripture, 39 in Hebrew, 27 in Greek).

[The NT generally uses 1124 (graphḗ) for the Hebrew Scriptures (the OT) – but see also 2 Tim 3:16 and 2 Pet 3:16. 1124 (graphḗ) was used for the Hebrew Scriptures as early as Aristeas (about 130 bc; so MM).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from graphó
Definition
a writing, scripture
NASB Translation
Scripture (31), Scriptures (20).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1124: γραφή

γραφή, γραφῆς, (γράφω, cf. γλυφή and γλύφω);

a. a writing, thing written (from Sophocles down): πᾶσα γραφή every scripture namely, of the O. T., 2 Timothy 3:16; plural γραφαί ἅγιαι, holy scriptures, the sacred books (of the O. T.), Romans 1:2; προφητικαι, Romans 16:26; αἱ γραφαί τῶν προφητῶν, Matthew 26:56.

b. γραφή, the Scripture κατ' ἐξοχήν, the holy scripture (of the O. T.) — and used to denote either the book itself, or its contents (some would restrict the singular γραφή always to a particular passage; see Lightfoot on Galatians 3:22): John 7:38; John 10:35; Acts 8:32; Romans 4:3; Galatians 3:22; Galatians 4:30; James 2:8; 1 Peter 2:6; 2 Peter 1:20; also in plural αἱ γραφαί: Matthew 21:42; Matthew 26:54; Mark 14:49; Luke 24:27; John 5:39; Acts 17:2, 11; Acts 18:24, 28; 1 Corinthians 15:3f; once αἱ γραφαί comprehends also the books of the N. T. already begun to be collected into a canon, 2 Peter 3:16; by metonymy, γραφή is used for God speaking in it: Romans 9:17; Galatians 4:30; γραφή is introduced as a person and distinguished from God in Galatians 3:8. εἰδέναι τάς γραφάς, Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24; συνιέναι, Luke 24:45.

c. a certain portion or section of holy Scripture: Mark 12:10; Luke 4:21; John 19:37; Acts 1:16. (Cf. B. D. under the word .)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
scripture.

A document, i.e. Holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it) -- scripture.

Forms and Transliterations
γραφαι γραφαί γραφαὶ γραφαις γραφαίς γραφαῖς γραφας γραφάς γραφὰς γραφη γραφή γραφὴ γραφῇ γραφην γραφήν γραφὴν γραφης γραφής γραφῆς γραφίδι γραφων γραφών γραφῶν graphai graphaí graphaì graphais graphaîs graphas graphás graphàs graphe graphē graphḗ graphḕ graphêi graphē̂i graphen graphēn graphḗn graphḕn graphes graphês graphēs graphē̂s graphon graphôn graphōn graphō̂n
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Matthew 21:42 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς Λίθον ὃν
NAS: read in the Scriptures, THE STONE
KJV: in the scriptures, The stone
INT: in the Scriptures [The] stone which

Matthew 22:29 N-AFP
GRK: εἰδότες τὰς γραφὰς μηδὲ τὴν
NAS: not understanding the Scriptures nor
KJV: knowing the scriptures, nor
INT: knowing the Scriptures nor the

Matthew 26:54 N-NFP
GRK: πληρωθῶσιν αἱ γραφαὶ ὅτι οὕτως
NAS: then will the Scriptures be fulfilled,
KJV: then shall the scriptures be fulfilled,
INT: should be fulfilled the Scriptures that thus

Matthew 26:56 N-NFP
GRK: πληρωθῶσιν αἱ γραφαὶ τῶν προφητῶν
NAS: to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.
KJV: that the scriptures of the prophets
INT: might be fulfilled the Scriptures of the prophets

Mark 12:10 N-AFS
GRK: Οὐδὲ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε
NAS: read this Scripture: THE STONE WHICH
KJV: read this scripture; The stone which
INT: Not even the Scripture this did you read

Mark 12:24 N-AFP
GRK: εἰδότες τὰς γραφὰς μηδὲ τὴν
NAS: that you do not understand the Scriptures or
KJV: not the scriptures, neither
INT: knowing the Scriptures nor the

Mark 14:49 N-NFP
GRK: πληρωθῶσιν αἱ γραφαί
NAS: Me; but [this has] [taken place] to fulfill the Scriptures.
KJV: but the scriptures must
INT: might be fulfilled the Scriptures

Mark 15:28 Noun-NFS
GRK: ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα
KJV: And the scripture was fulfilled, which
INT: was fulfilled the Scripture which says

Luke 4:21 N-NFS
GRK: πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη ἐν
NAS: this Scripture has been fulfilled
KJV: is this scripture fulfilled in
INT: is fulfilled the Scripture this in

Luke 24:27 N-DFP
GRK: πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ
NAS: Himself in all the Scriptures.
KJV: all the scriptures the things concerning
INT: all the Scriptures the things concerning

Luke 24:32 N-AFP
GRK: ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς
NAS: He was explaining the Scriptures to us?
KJV: he opened to us the scriptures?
INT: to us the Scriptures

Luke 24:45 N-AFP
GRK: συνιέναι τὰς γραφάς
NAS: to understand the Scriptures,
KJV: that they might understand the scriptures,
INT: to understand the Scriptures

John 2:22 N-DFS
GRK: ἐπίστευσαν τῇ γραφῇ καὶ τῷ
NAS: and they believed the Scripture and the word
KJV: they believed the scripture, and
INT: believed the Scripture and the

John 5:39 N-AFP
GRK: ἐραυνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς ὅτι ὑμεῖς
NAS: You search the Scriptures because
KJV: Search the scriptures; for in
INT: You search the Scriptures for you

John 7:38 N-NFS
GRK: εἶπεν ἡ γραφή ποταμοὶ ἐκ
NAS: He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said,
KJV: me, as the scripture hath said, out of
INT: said the Scripture rivers out of

John 7:42 N-NFS
GRK: οὐχ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν ὅτι
NAS: Has not the Scripture said
KJV: Hath not the scripture said, That
INT: Not the Scripture has said that

John 10:35 N-NFS
GRK: λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή
NAS: came (and the Scripture cannot
KJV: and the scripture cannot
INT: be broken the Scripture

John 13:18 N-NFS
GRK: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὁ
NAS: I have chosen; but [it is] that the Scripture may be fulfilled,
KJV: that the scripture may be fulfilled,
INT: that the Scripture might be fulfilled He that

John 17:12 N-NFS
GRK: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ
NAS: so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
KJV: that the scripture might be fulfilled.
INT: that the Scripture might be fulfilled

John 19:24 N-NFS
GRK: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ
NAS: it shall be; [this was] to fulfill the Scripture: THEY DIVIDED
KJV: that the scripture might be fulfilled,
INT: that the Scripture might be fulfilled which

John 19:28 N-NFS
GRK: τελειωθῇ ἡ γραφὴ λέγει Διψῶ
NAS: to fulfill the Scripture, said,
KJV: that the scripture might be fulfilled,
INT: might be fulfilled the Scripture he says I thirst

John 19:36 N-NFS
GRK: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ Ὀστοῦν
NAS: to fulfill the Scripture, NOT A BONE
KJV: that the scripture should be fulfilled,
INT: that the Scripture might be fulfilled bone

John 19:37 N-NFS
GRK: πάλιν ἑτέρα γραφὴ λέγει Ὄψονται
NAS: another Scripture says,
KJV: another scripture saith,
INT: again another Scripture says They will look

John 20:9 N-AFS
GRK: ᾔδεισαν τὴν γραφὴν ὅτι δεῖ
NAS: they did not understand the Scripture, that He must
KJV: they knew not the scripture, that he
INT: understood they the Scripture that it behoves

Acts 1:16 N-AFS
GRK: πληρωθῆναι τὴν γραφὴν ἣν προεῖπεν
NAS: Brethren, the Scripture had
KJV: this scripture must
INT: to have been fulfilled the Scripture which spoke beforehand

Strong's Greek 1124
51 Occurrences


γραφαὶ — 3 Occ.
γραφαῖς — 4 Occ.
γραφὰς — 9 Occ.
γραφὴ — 24 Occ.
γραφὴν — 4 Occ.
γραφῆς — 3 Occ.
γραφῶν — 4 Occ.

















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