Category:Rabbi

Rab"bi (rab"bi or -bi; 277), n.; pl. Rabbis (-biz or -biz) or Rabbies. [l., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, heb. rabi my master, from rab master, Lord, teacher, akin to ar. rabb.]

Defn: master; lord; teacher; -- a jewish title of respect or honor For a teacher or doctor of the law. "the gravest rabbies." Milton.

Be not ye called rabbi, for one is your master, even christ, and all Ye are brethren. Matt. xxiii. 8.

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Rabbi - 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 (Matthew 23:7, Matthew 23:8; Mark 9:5 (R.V.); John 1:38, John 1:49; John 3:2; John 6:25, etc.); also to John (John 3:26).