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article does not specify a particular “teacher,” but designates the member of a class; for
the class see Luke 2:46, “the doctors” (
RV
, marg., “teachers”). It is used of the relation of
a disciple to his “master,” in Matt. 10:24, 25; Luke 6:40. It is not translated “masters” in
the rest of the NT, save in the
KJV
of Jas. 3:1 “(be not many) masters,” where obviously
the
RV
“teachers” is the meaning. See
TEACHER
.
2.
$
(
"$
, 2962), “a lord, one who exercises power,” is translated “masters” in
Matt. 6:24; 15:27; Mark 13:35; Luke 16:13; Acts 16:16, 19; Rom. 14:4,
KJV
(
RV
, “lord”);
Eph. 6:5, 9 (twice), the 2nd time of Christ; so in Col. 3:22; 4:1. See
LORD
.
3.
(
, 1203), one who has “absolute ownership and uncontrolled
power,” is translated “masters” in 1 Tim. 6:1, 2; Titus 2:9; 1 Pet. 2:18; of Christ, 2 Tim.
2:21; 2 Pet. 2:1,
RV
(for
KJV
, Lord); in Jude 4,
RV
, it is applied to Christ “(our only)
Master (and Lord, Jesus Christ),”
KJV
“(the only) Lord (God)”; in Rev. 6:10,
RV
, in an
address to God, “O Master” (
KJV
, “O Lord”). It is rendered “Lord” in Luke 2:29 and Acts
4:24. See
LORD
.¶
Note:
For “master of the house,” see
GOODMAN
.
4.
(
: &
, 4461) was an Aramaic word signifying “my master,” a title of
respectful address to Jewish teachers.
“The Aramaic word
, transliterated into Greek, is explicitly recognized as the
common form of address to Christ, Matt. 26:25 (cf., however, v. 22,
$
); 26:49; Mark
9:5, but Matt. 17:4,
$
” (Dalman,
C
7
1 $
).
In the following the
RV
has “Rabbi” for
KJV
“Master”; Matt. 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5;
11:21; 14:45; John 4:31; 9:2; 11:8. In other passages the
KJV
has “Rabbi,” Matt 23:7-8;
John 1:38, 49; 3:2, 26; 6:25.¶
Note:
The form
$
(
), in Mark 10:51, is retained in the
RV
(for
KJV
,
“Lord”); in John 20:16, in both
KJV
and
RV
. This title is said to be Galilean; hence it
would be natural in the lips of a woman of Magdala. It does not differ materially from
“Rabbi.”¶
5.
(
# 1
, 1988) denotes “a chief, a commander, overseer master.” It is
used by the disciples in addressing the Lord, in recognition of His authority rather than
His instruction (Nos. 1 and 6); it occurs only in Luke 5:5; 8:24, 45; 9:33, 49; 17:13.¶ In
the Sept., 2 Kings 25:19; 2 Chron. 31:12; Jer. 36:26; 52:25.¶
Note:
“The form
… alongside of the commoner
is … a Greek
synonym for the latter, and both are to be traced back to the Aramaic
!
” Christ
forbade His disciples to allow themselves to be called
, “on the ground that He alone
was their Master, Matt. 23:8. In reference to Himself the designation was expressive of
the real relation between them. The form of address ‘Good Master’ He, however, refused
to allow, Mark 10:17, 18 … in the mouth of the speaker it was mere insolent flattery …
the Lord was unwilling that anyone should thoughtlessly deal with such an epithet; and
here, as always, the honor due to the Father was the first consideration with Him.… The
primitive community never ventured to call Jesus ‘Our Teacher’ after He had been
exalted to the Throne of God. The title
, expressing the relation of the disciple to the