Reference: Master
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The Greek word for teacher is tr 'master' in 2Ma 1:10, Jas 3:1, and in all its occurrences in the Gospels except Lu 2:46, where it is 'doctor,' and Joh 3:2 'teacher.' See Lord and Slave.
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Three days later, they found him in the Temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and posing questions to them.
He came to Jesus at night and told him, "Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher, because no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him."
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more severely than others.
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1. In the O.T. there are five words so translated, but only one that occurs frequently, adon, which is often rendered 'Lord,' and signifies 'master' either as owner or ruler. In the N.T. there is ??????, often translated 'Lord:' this is rendered 'master' in reference to God in Eph 6:9; Col 4:1; and is often used as between master and servants.
2. ??????????, 'teacher.' This is often translated 'master' in the gospels in application to the Lord. Mt 8:19; Mr 4:38; Lu 3:12; Joh 1:38, etc. It is the same word in Jas 3:1, "Be not many teachers."
3. ????????, master in the sense of 'owner,' as of slaves. 1Ti 6:1-2; 2Ti 2:21; Tit 2:9; 1Pe 2:18.
4. ?????????, 'superintendent, overseer.' Lu 5:5; 8:24,45; 9:33,49; 17:13.
5. ?????????, 'leader.' Mt 23:8,10.
6. ?????, 'Rabbi,' a Jewish title. Mt 26:25,49; Mr 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; Joh 4:31; 9:2; 11:8.
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Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
"But you are not to be called "Rabbi,' because you have only one teacher, and all of you are brothers.
Nor are you to be called "Teachers,' because you have only one teacher, the Messiah!
Then Judas, who was going to betray him, asked, "Rabbi, I'm not the one, am I?" Jesus told him, "You have said so."
So Judas immediately went up to Jesus and said, "Hello, Rabbi!" and kissed him tenderly.
But Jesus was in the back of the boat, asleep on a cushion. So they woke him up and asked him, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to die?"
Then Peter told Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Remembering what Jesus had said, Peter pointed out to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has dried up!"
So Judas immediately went up to Jesus and said, "Rabbi," and kissed him tenderly.
Even some tax collectors came to be baptized. They asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
Simon answered, "Master, we have worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets."
So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.
Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" While everyone was denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you."
Just as Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter told Jesus, "Master, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter didn't know what he was saying.)
John said, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."
But when Jesus turned around and saw them following, he asked them, "What are you looking for?" They asked him, "Rabbi," (which is translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that caused him to be born blind?"
The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death, and you are going back there again?"
But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship and not by what Paul said.
Masters, treat your slaves the same way. Do not threaten them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited. Moreover, those who have believing masters should be respectful to them, because they are fellow believers. In fact, they must serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you must teach and exhort.
Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more severely than others.
because all this wealth has been destroyed in a single hour!"