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Rabbi

A respectful Semitic title meaning “my teacher” or “my master.”

Also called · Teacher · Master

What it means

In the Gospels disciples and others address Jesus as Rabbi, and Nicodemus uses it when recognizing him as a teacher from God.

The title was used for respected teachers in the first century; its later formal institutional use should not automatically be read back into every Gospel scene.

How it appears in the Bible

Rabbi expresses a teacher-disciple relationship and social honor within Jewish settings of the New Testament.