Midvash

γραφήgraphḗ

a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)

Greek (New Testament) · G1124

Meanings

1. a drawing, painting.

(a) writing

(b) that which is written, a writing: πᾶσα γ., 2 Timothy 3:16; γ. ἅγιαι, Romans 1:2; προφητικαί, Romans 16:26; al αἱ γ. τ. προφητῶν, Matthew 26:56; ἡ γ., αἱ γ., the sacred writings, the Scriptures; in plural, when the sacred writings as a whole are meant, e.g. Matthew 21:42, Matthew 26:54, John 5:39, Romans 15:4; in sing., when a particular passage is referred to, as in Luke 4:21, John 19:24, Romans 4:3, Romans 9:17, Romans 10:11, Romans 11:2, James 2:23.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 21:42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’
  • Matthew 22:29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
  • Matthew 26:54 But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”
  • Matthew 26:56 But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
  • Mark 12:10 Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
  • Mark 12:24 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.