Strong’s G1121 · Greek
γράμμα
grámma
Definition
a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning
Etymology
from G1125 (γράφω);
Where the KJV renders it
- bill
- learning
- letter
- scripture
- writing
- written
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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