Reference: Master
Hastings
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, seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,
he came one night to Jesus and said, "Rabbi, we know you have come from God to teach us, for no one could perform these Signs of yours unless God were with him."
My brothers, do not swell the ranks of the teachers; remember, we teachers will be judged with special strictness.
Morish
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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A scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you anywhere";
But you are not to be called 'rabbi,' for One is your teacher, and you are all brothers;
nor must you be called 'leaders,' for One is your leader, even the Christ.
Then Judas his betrayer said, "Surely it is not me, rabbi?" He said to him, "Is it not?"
So he went up at once to Jesus; "Hail, rabbi!" he said, and kissed him.
He was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up saying, "Teacher, are we to drown, for all you care?"
So Peter addressed Jesus, saying, "Rabbi, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"
Then Peter remembered. "Rabbi," he said, "there is the fig tree you cursed, all withered!"
So when he arrived he at once went up to him and said, "Rabbi [rabbi]," and kissed him.
Taxgatherers also came to get baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"
Simon replied, "Master, we worked all night and got nothing! However, I will lower the nets at your command."
they went and woke him up. "Master, master," they cried, "we are drowning!" So he woke up and checked the wind and the surf; they ceased and there was a calm.
Jesus said, "Who touched me?" As everyone denied it, Peter and his companions said, "Master, the crowds are all round you pressing hard!"
When they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" (not knowing what he was saying).
John said to him, "Master, we saw a man casting out daemons in your name, but we stopped him because he is not a follower of ours."
and lifted up their voice, saying, "Jesus, master, have pity on us."
Now Jesus turned, and when he observed them coming after him, he asked them, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated, 'teacher'), "where are you staying?"
Meanwhile the disciples pressed him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."
and his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, for whose sin ??for his own or for his parents' ??was he born blind?"
"Rabbi," said the disciples, "the Jews were trying to stone you only the other day; are you going back there?"
However the officer let himself be persuaded by the captain and the owner rather than by anything Paul could say,
And as for you masters, act by your servants in the same way, and stop threatening them; be sure that they and you have a Lord and Master in heaven, and there is no partiality about him.
Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly; remember you have a Master of your own in heaven.
Let all servants who are under the yoke of slavery remember that their masters are entitled to perfect respect ??otherwise it will be a scandal to the Name of God and to our doctrine. Those who have Christian believers as their masters must not take liberties with them because they are brothers; they must be all the better servants because those who get the good of their service are believers and beloved. This is what you are to teach and preach.
Tell servants to be submissive to their masters and to give them satisfaction all round, not to be refractory,
My brothers, do not swell the ranks of the teachers; remember, we teachers will be judged with special strictness.
And all this splendour gone in one brief hour!' And all shipmasters and sea-faring folk, sailors and all whose business lies upon the sea, stood far off