Rabboni

See Rabbi

Rabboni, the title of highest honor applied by the Jews to the teachers of the law [RABBI].

Rabbo’ni. Joh 30:18. See Rabbi.

[Rabbo’ni]

Lit. ’My master, or teacher.’ Mar 10:51 (translated ’Lord’ in A.V.); Joh 20:16. See RABBI.

RABBONI (from Heb. רַבָּן or דַבּוֹן) is another form of ‘Rabbi,’ but was considered a higher and more honourable title. Hence possibly its preference by the blind man (Mar 10:51) in his natural anxiety to address Jesus with the title of greatest courtesy and respect that he knew. The word occurs only twice in the Gospels, viz. Mar 10:51 (Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 following the reading of most authorities), and Joh 20:16 (ῥαββουνί, Textus Receptus ; ῥαββουνεί, WH [Note: H Westcott and Hort’s text.] ). In the latter passage it is explained as a synonym for διδάσκαλος.

Dugald Clark.

RABBONI.—See Rabbi.

Used in Mark 10, by Bartimaeus and in John 20, by Saint Mary Magdalene. It is another form of rabbi, later Aramaic form, but considered a higher and more honorable title.

rab-ō´nı̄, rab-ō´ni (ῥαββονί, rhabbonı́, “my great master” (Mar 10:51); ῥαββουνί, rhabbounı́ (Westcott-Hort ῥαββουνεί, rhabbouneı́), (Joh 20:16)). See RABBI.