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1. Grammarian

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   The term derives from the Koine Greek $\gamma\rho\alpha\mu\mu\alpha\tau\iota\kappa$ó$\varsigma$ ($\text{grammatikós}$), meaning "skilled in letters." In antiquity, particularly within the Alexandrian tradition, the grammarian was often synonymous with the textual critic and the lexicographer. The earliest formalized institution dedicated to these pursuits was the Mouseion in Alexandria, where scholarly disputes over textual integrity—such as the precise number of scrol…