Bible Dictionary: Writer

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.

2. (n.) One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.

3. (n.) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

STORY WRITER

sto'-ri-rit-er: In the sense of chronicler or historian occurs in 1 Esdras 2:17 (margin "recorder") and 2:25.

Greek

1122. grammateus -- a writer, scribe
... a writer, scribe. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: grammateus Phonetic
Spelling: (gram-mat-yooce') Short Definition: a scribe, town-clerk, man ...
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3065. Loukas -- Luke, a Christian
... Masculine Transliteration: Loukas Phonetic Spelling: (loo-kas') Short Definition:
Lucas, Luke Definition: Lucas, Luke, Christian physician and writer of the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2748. chartom -- an engraver, writer
... 2747, 2748. chartom. 2749 . an engraver, writer. Transliteration: chartom
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-tome') Short Definition: magicians. ...
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5608. saphar -- to count, recount, relate
... intensively, to recount, ie Celebrate -- commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, +
penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer. ...
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5613b. sopher -- enumerator, secretary, scribe
... secretary, scribe NASB Word Usage learned (1), office (1), scribe (39), scribe's
(2), scribes (5), secretaries (1), secretary (2), writer (1), writing (2). ...
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Library

Eusebius as a Writer
... Chapter II The Writings of Eusebius. Section 1. Eusebius as a Writer. ... In short, no
ancient ecclesiastical writer has laid posterity under heavier obligations." ...
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Introduction. The Writer Explains in the Commencement of this ...
... On the Mysteries. Introduction. The writer explains in the commencement
of this treatise that his object was to set� The writer ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/introduction the writer explains in.htm

The Writer, Judas.
... Book VI. Chapter VII."The Writer, Judas. At this time another writer, Judas,
discoursing about the seventy weeks in Daniel, brings ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter vii the writer judas.htm

Letter cccxxxiv. To a Writer.
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter CCCXXXIV. To
a writer. Write straight, and make the lines straight. Do ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cccxxxiv to a writer.htm

The Writer Sums up the Argument He had Commenced...
... Book III. Chapter V. The writer sums up the argument he had commenced� The
writer sums up the argument he had commenced, and confirms ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v the writer sums.htm

The Writer Denounces Idols, and Glorifies God.
... Book IV. Chapter X."The Writer denounces Idols, and glorifies God. "This
God I invoke with bended knees, and recoil with horror ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter x the writer denounces idols.htm

First, the Sense of the Writer is to be Discovered, Then that is ...
... Book XII. Chapter XXXII."First, the Sense of the Writer is to Be Discovered,
Then that is to Be Brought Out Which Divine Truth Intended. 43. ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxxii first the sense of.htm

Remembering How Far the Writer of Our Book Excels all who have ...
... CHAPTER VI. Remembering how far the writer of our book excels all who
have ever come after� Remembering how far the writer of ...
/.../jennings/old groans and new songs/chapter vi remembering how far.htm

After the Salutation, the Writer Declares that He Would ...
... Chapter I."After the salutation, the writer declares that he would communicate to
his brethren something of that which he had himself received. [1444] ...
/.../barnabas/the epistle of barnabas /chapter i after the salutation the.htm

Whoever Takes Another Meaning Out of Scripture than the Writer ...
... BOOK I. Chapter 41. Whoever takes another meaning out of Scripture than
the writer intended� 41. Whoever takes another meaning ...
/.../on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 41 whoever takes another.htm

Thesaurus

Writer (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as,
a writer of novels. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STORY WRITER. ...
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Writer's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Writer's (2 Occurrences). Ezekiel 9:2 Behold, six
men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward ...
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Jude (4 Occurrences)
... See. JUDAS OF JAMES and following article. JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF. The Writer I. JUDE'S
POSITION IN THE CANON II. THE OCCASION OF ITS COMPOSITION III. ...
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Pen (16 Occurrences)
... Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. 4.
(n.) Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen. ...
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Zoology
... The fallow deer exists in Mesopotamia, and Tristram says that he saw it in Galilee,
though the writer is inclined to question the accuracy of the observation. ...
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Eve (5 Occurrences)
... In 1 Timothy 2:12-14 woman's place in teaching is the subject of discussion, and
the writer declares that she is a learner and not a teacher, that she is to be ...
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Innocents (2 Occurrences)
... This peculiar omission, on the part of a writer so deeply interested in prophecy
and its fulfillment and so keen to seize upon appropriate and suggestive ...
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Massacre (1 Occurrence)
... This peculiar omission, on the part of a writer so deeply interested in prophecy
and its fulfillment and so keen to seize upon appropriate and suggestive ...
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Inkhorn (4 Occurrences)
... ink'-horn (keceth equals keseth, BDB, 903): This term "inkhorn" occurs 3 times in
Ezekiel 9 (9:2, 3, 11), in the phrase "writer's inkhorn upon his loins" (or ...
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Ink-horn (3 Occurrences)
... ink'-horn (keceth equals keseth, BDB, 903): This term "inkhorn" occurs 3 times in
Ezekiel 9 (9:2, 3, 11), in the phrase "writer's inkhorn upon his loins" (or ...
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Bible Concordance

Writer (4 Occurrences)

Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, who have done the writing of this letter, send love in the Lord.
(See RSV)

Hebrews 2:6 But, as we know, a writer has solemnly said, "How poor a creature is man, and yet Thou dost remember him, and a son of man, and yet Thou dost come to him!
(WEY BBE)

Judges 5:14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Psalms 45:1 For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Writer

Related Terms

Writer's (2 Occurrences)

Innocents (2 Occurrences)

Massacre (1 Occurrence)

Inkhorn (4 Occurrences)

Ink-horn (3 Occurrences)