Strong's Concordance graphé: a writing, scripture Original Word: γραφή, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: graphé Phonetic Spelling: (graf-ay') Short Definition: a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures Definition: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. 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 Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1124: γραφήγραφή, γραφῆς, ἡ (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. ἡ 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, ἡ γραφή is used for God speaking in it: Romans 9:17; Galatians 4:30; ἡ 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 A document, i.e. Holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it) -- scripture. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 112451 Occurrences γραφαὶ — 3 Occ. γραφαῖς — 4 Occ. γραφὰς — 9 Occ. γραφὴ — 24 Occ. γραφὴν — 4 Occ. γραφῆς — 3 Occ. γραφῶν — 4 Occ. 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 Matthew 26:54 N-NFP Matthew 26:56 N-NFP Mark 12:10 N-AFS Mark 12:24 N-AFP Mark 14:49 N-NFP Mark 15:28 Noun-NFS Luke 4:21 N-NFS Luke 24:27 N-DFP Luke 24:32 N-AFP Luke 24:45 N-AFP John 2:22 N-DFS John 5:39 N-AFP John 7:38 N-NFS John 7:42 N-NFS John 10:35 N-NFS John 13:18 N-NFS John 17:12 N-NFS John 19:24 N-NFS John 19:28 N-NFS John 19:36 N-NFS John 19:37 N-NFS John 20:9 N-AFS Acts 1:16 N-AFS |