Reference: Rabbi
Easton
my master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. It is sometimes applied to Christ (Mt 23:7-8; Mr 9:5 (R.V.); Joh 1:38,49; 3:2; 6:25, etc.); also to John (Joh 3:26).
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And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness--look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
Fausets
("great.") Simeon (identified by some with him who took the infant Jesus in his arms: Lu 2:25 ff) son of Hillel, shortly before Christ, was the first doctor of the law with the title Rabban (higher than Rabbi), Rabbi (higher than Rab). The disciples applied it to Christ (Mr 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; Joh 1:38,50; 3:2; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8; 13:13). Christ's prohibition of the title to the disciples (Mt 23:7-8) is against using it in the spirit of exercising dominion over the faith of others. The triune God is the only "Father," "Master" (katheegeetes, guide, Ro 2:19; contrast Joh 16:13), "Teacher" (didaskalos Vaticanus manuscript Mt 23:8) in the highest sense; on Him alone can implicit trust be placed. All are "brethren " before Him, none by office or precedence nearer to God than another. Rabboni (Joh 20:16) is simply "Master," the -i final in John's translated not meaning "my", as it often does.
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And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."
And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?"
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic,"Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Hastings
The transliteration of a Heb. word meaning my master. In Mt 23:7 it is referred to as 'the usual form of address with which the learned were greeted' (Dalman, Words of Jesus, p. 331); in the following verse it is regarded as synonymous with 'teacher.' John the Baptist is once called 'Rabbi' by his disciples (Joh 3:28). Elsewhere in the Gospels it is our Lord who is thus addressed: by His disciples (Mt 26:25,49; Mr 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; Joh 1:38,49; 4:31; 9:2; 11:8), by others (Joh 3:2; 6:25). Rabboni is the transliteration of the Aramaic form of the word; it occurs twice, namely in Mr 10:51 and Joh 20:16.
J. G. Tasker.
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Judas, who would betray him, answered, "Is it I, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You have said so."
And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."
And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.'
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?"
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic,"Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Morish
A title of respect among the Jews, signifying 'master, teacher,' but is not known to have been used till the time of Herod the Great. It was applied to the Lord, though often translated 'master' in the A.V. Mr 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; Joh 1:38,49; 3:2,26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8. Jesus forbade the disciples being called Rabbi, for one was their Master (?????????), even Christ. Mt 23:8. According to the Jews the gradations of honour rose from Rab to Rabbi, and thence to Rabban or Rabboni.
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And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."
And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."
And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness--look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?"
Smith
a title of respect signifying master, teacher, given by the Jews to their doctors and teachers, and often addressed to our Lord.
Mt 23:7-8; 26:25,49; Mr 9:6; 11:21; 14:45; Joh 1:38,49; 3:2,26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8
Another form of the title was Rabboni.
Joh 20:16
The titles were used with different degrees of honor; the lowest being rab, master then rabbi, my master; next rabban, our master; and greatest of all, Rabboni, my great master.
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Judas, who would betray him, answered, "Is it I, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You have said so."
And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."
And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness--look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?"
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic,"Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Watsons
RABBI. See RAB.