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 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.' But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.
And Peter, answering, says to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;"
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."
And, having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?"
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 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.' But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.
But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.
And Peter, answering, says to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;"
And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!"
And, having come, going straightway to Him, he says, "Rabbi;" and kissed Him.
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Jesus answered, and said to him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."
In the meantime the disciples were entreating Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
And, having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?"
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone Thee; and art Thou going there again?"
Ye call Me 'The Teacher,' and 'The Lord;' and ye say well; for so I am.
But, when He, the Spirit of truth, shall come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak from Himself; but whatsoever He heareth He will speak; and He will declare to you things to come.
Jesus saith to her, "Mary!" Turning, she says to Him, in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher).
and have become confident that you are a guide of the blind, a light to those 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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and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.'
And Judas, who betrayed Him, answering, said, "Is it I, Rabbi?" He says to him, "You said it."
And immediately coming to Jesus, he said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
And Peter, answering, says to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;"
And Jesus, answering him, said, "What do you wish that I should do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight."
And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!"
And, having come, going straightway to Him, he says, "Rabbi;" and kissed Him.
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."
Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before Him.'
In the meantime the disciples were entreating Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
And, having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?"
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone Thee; and art Thou going there again?"
Jesus saith to her, "Mary!" Turning, she says to Him, in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, 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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But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.
And Peter, answering, says to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;"
And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!"
And, having come, going straightway to Him, he says, "Rabbi;" and kissed Him.
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."
In the meantime the disciples were entreating Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
And, having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?"
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone Thee; and art Thou 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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and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.' But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.
And Judas, who betrayed Him, answering, said, "Is it I, Rabbi?" He says to him, "You said it."
And immediately coming to Jesus, he said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
for he knew not what to answer, for they became much afraid.
And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!"
And, having come, going straightway to Him, he says, "Rabbi;" and kissed Him.
And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"
Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."
In the meantime the disciples were entreating Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
And, having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?"
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
The disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone Thee; and art Thou going there again?"
Jesus saith to her, "Mary!" Turning, she says to Him, in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher).
Watsons
RABBI. See RAB.