What does scribe mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Scribe, Augustin Eugene Scribenoun

    French playwright (1791-1861)

  2. scribe, scribbler, penmannoun

    informal terms for journalists

  3. copyist, scribe, scrivenernoun

    someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

  4. scriber, scribe, scratch awlverb

    a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

  5. scribeverb

    score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

Wiktionary

  1. scribenoun

    One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.

  2. scribenoun

    A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

  3. scribenoun

    A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.

  4. scribenoun

    A writer, especially a journalist.

  5. scribeverb

    To write.

  6. scribeverb

    To record.

  7. scribeverb

    To write or draw with a scribe.

  8. Etymology: From Late scriba (used in Vulgate to render Ancient Greek γραμματεύς "scribe, secretary", which had been used in its turn to render the Hebrew סופר "writer, scholar") from scribere, probably akin to scrobs.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scribenoun

    Etymology: scribe, French; scriba, Latin.

    Hearts, tongues, figures, scribes, bards, poets, cannot
    Think, speak, cast, write, sing, number, ho!
    His love to Antony. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

    My master, being the scribe to himself, should write the letter. William Shakespeare.

    A certain scribe came and said, master, I will follow thee. Mat. viii 19.

    We are not to wonder, if he thinks not fit to make any perfect and unerring scribes. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

    The following letter comes from some notable young female scribe. Spectator.

Wikipedia

  1. Scribe

    A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing.The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its prominence and status with the advent of the printing press. The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as secretarial and administrative duties such as the taking of dictation and keeping of business, judicial, and historical records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities. The profession has developed into public servants, journalists, accountants, bookkeepers, typists, and lawyers. In societies with low literacy rates, street-corner letter-writers (and readers) may still be found providing scribe service.

ChatGPT

  1. scribe

    A scribe is an individual who is trained in writing, transcribing, or copying text or documents by hand. They are skilled in accurately reproducing written information and may also be responsible for organizing and maintaining records, taking minutes during meetings, or assisting in the production of written works. Scribes have historically played a crucial role in preserving knowledge and transmitting important information.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scribenoun

    one who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist

  2. Scribenoun

    a writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people

  3. Scribeverb

    to write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe

  4. Scribeverb

    to cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts

  5. Scribeverb

    to score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron

  6. Scribeverb

    to make a mark

  7. Etymology: [L. scriba, fr. scribere to write; cf. Gr. ska`rifos a splinter, pencil, style (for writing), E. scarify. Cf. Ascribe, Describe, Script, Scrivener, Scrutoire.]

Wikidata

  1. Scribe

    A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing. The work could involve copying books, including sacred texts, or secretarial and administrative duties, such as taking of dictation and the keeping of business, judicial and, historical records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities. Later the profession developed into public servants, journalists, accountants, typists, and lawyers. In societies with low literacy rates, street-corner letter-writers may still be found providing a service.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scribe

    skrīb, n. a writer: a public or official writer: a clerk, amanuensis, secretary: (B.) an expounder and teacher of the Mosaic and traditional law: a pointed instrument to mark lines on wood, &c.—v.t. to write: to record: to mark.—adjs. Scrī′bable, capable of being written upon; Scribā′cious, given to writing.—n. Scribā′ciousness.—adj. Scrī′bal, pertaining to a scribe.—ns. Scrī′bing; Scrī′bing-com′pass, an instrument used in saddlery and cooper-work; Scrī′bism. [Fr.,—L. scribascribĕre, to write.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. scribe

    (Heb. Sofer). Among the Jews, originally a kind of military officer, whose business appears to have been the recruiting and organizing of troops, the levying of war-taxes, and the like. At a later period, especially at the time of Christ, it had come to designate a learned man, a doctor of the law.

Editors Contribution

  1. scribeverb

    A professional group in Judaism that copied the law of Moses and interpreted it, especially in legal cases.

    The scribes are the 613th commandment that states to copy the laws of Moses.

    Etymology: The Law Bar


    Submitted by Tony_Elyon on September 8, 2023  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scribe in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scribe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of scribe in a Sentence

  1. Myriah Williams:

    Furthermore, I hope that I can use the information that we have gained from the margins and gaps to continue to develop a picture of the life of the 'Black Book' after the 'Black Book' scribe had completed his work.

  2. Brent Landau:

    The scribe has divided most of the text into syllables by using mid-dots. Such divisions are very uncommon in ancient manuscripts, but they do show up frequently in manuscripts that were used in educational contexts.

  3. Ancient Egyptian City -RSB- David:

    Since there is no other attestation of an Amenemhat scribe of the house of the overseer of sealed items, we dont know anything else about him, including where he was buried.

  4. Dr Kwakkel:

    They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago.

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