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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After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him."
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.
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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Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.
Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one teacher, the Christ.
Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, "Surely not I, Rabbi?" Jesus replied, "You have said it yourself."
Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and kissed him.
But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?"
So Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters -- one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered."
When Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus immediately and said, "Rabbi!" and kissed him.
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets."
They came and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are about to die!" So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.
Then Jesus asked, "Who was it who touched me?" When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"
Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" -- not knowing what he was saying.
John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."
raised their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them, "What do you want?" So they said to him, "Rabbi" (which is translated Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something."
His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?"
The disciples replied, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?"
But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship's owner than by what Paul said.
Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited. But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectTeach them and exhort them about these things.
Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.
because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!" And every ship's captain, and all who sail along the coast -- seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off