rhabbi is a title and direct form of address for a teacher, used when speakers question, honor, or speak to him.

The attested use is a title for a teacher, most often placed in direct address before a question, request, observation, or greeting; the same term also appears as the designation people seek to be called.

1. Teacher-title in address and designation · dominant

   The vocative singular masculine form addresses a person directly: in John 1:38 the speakers ask where he is staying, in John 9:2 disciples ask about a man born blind, and in Mark 11:21 Peter calls attention to the dried fig tree. In Matthew 23:7 and Matthew 23:8, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in statements about being called by people and not being called by that title.

   John 1:38John 9:2Mark 11:21Matthew 23:7Matthew 23:8Matthew 26:49

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually retains “Rabbi” in direct speech and in statements about being called by the title. In John 1:38 it adds the parenthesis “which means teacher”; This explanatory wording should not be treated as a separate use.