γρᾰφ-ή G1124
Scripture or the Scriptures; the sacred authoritative writings, referring to the Hebrew Bible and, in later NT usage, apostolic texts.
Derived from grapho ('to write'), graphe in the New Testament almost exclusively denotes the sacred writings recognized as divinely authoritative. Jesus appeals to it in debates -- 'Have you not read this Scripture?' (Mark 12:10) -- and declares that 'the Scripture cannot be broken' (John 10:35). After the resurrection, he opens the disciples' minds 'to understand the Scriptures' (Luke 24:32, 45). Paul grounds his gospel in it: Christ died and rose 'according to the Scriptures' (1 Cor 15:3-4), and 'all Scripture is God-breathed' (2 Tim 3:16). The singular often points to a specific passage, while the plural hai graphai encompasses the whole Hebrew canon. German Schrift and French Ecriture both reflect the root meaning of 'writing' elevated to sacred authority.
Senses
1. Scripture / the Scriptures (sacred writings) — The sacred authoritative writings, primarily the Hebrew Bible as cited throughout the New Testament. The singular graphe typically introduces a specific passage ('this Scripture,' Mark 12:10; John 19:37), while the plural hai graphai refers to the scriptural canon as a whole ('you err, not knowing the Scriptures,' Matt 22:29). Jesus grounds his mission in the necessity of scriptural fulfillment (Matt 26:54, 56; Luke 24:27, 44-45), and Paul makes the Scriptures foundational to his kerygma (1 Cor 15:3-4; Rom 1:2). German Schrift and French Ecriture preserve the etymological link to 'writing' while conveying sacred authority. 51×
AR["الكِتابُ", "الكِتَابُ", "الْكِتَابُ", "كِتاب", "كِتابَةَ", "كِتابَةُ", "كِتَابَةٌ", "كِتَابَةَ", "كِتَابَةُ", "كِتَابُ", "كِتَابِ"]·ben["শাস্ত্র", "শাস্ত্র,", "শাস্ত্র?", "শাস্ত্রের"]·DE["Schrift"]·EN["Scripture", "scripture"]·FR["Écriture"]·heb["כָּתוּב"]·HI["जो", "पवित्रशास्त्र", "पवित्रशास्त्र-को", "लेख", "शास्त्र", "शास्त्र,"]·ID["Kitab,", "Kitab-Suci"]·IT["Scrittura"]·jav["Kitab Suci", "Kitab-Suci", "Kitab-Suci,", "Kitab-Suci?", "Serat-Suci", "Serat-Suci,"]·KO["성경", "성경-으로부터", "성경-을", "성경-의", "성경-이", "성경을", "성경이"]·PT["Escritura", "Escritura,", "Escritura?", "escritura"]·RU["-Фараону", "Писание", "Писание,", "Писанию,", "Писания", "всякий", "к-"]·ES["Escritura", "escritura"]·SW["Andiko", "Maandiko", "Maandiko,", "Maandiko?", "andiko", "maandiko"]·TR["Yazı", "Yazıya", "yazı", "yazıdan", "yazının", "yazıyı"]·urd["تحریر", "صحیفہ", "صحیفے-نے", "نوشتہ", "نوشتے-کو", "کتاب", "کلام"]
Matt 21:42, Matt 22:29, Matt 26:54, Matt 26:56, Mark 12:10, Mark 12:24, Mark 14:49, Mark 15:28, Luke 4:21, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:32, Luke 24:45 (+38 more)
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
γρᾰφ-ή, ἡ, representation by means of lines: hence, __I drawing, delineation, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ γραφήν in outline, conjecture in Refs 5th c.BC+; also of painting, γραφῇ κοσμέειν Refs 5th c.BC+; the art of drawing or painting, Refs 5th c.BC+ __I.2 that which is drawn or painted, drawing, picture, ὅσον γραφῇ only in a picture, Refs 5th c.BC+; σπόγγος ὤλεσεν γραφήνRefs 4th c.BC+; also of…