ἐπαγγέλλω
epangéllō · G1861 · Greek · 15 occurrences
Meanings
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to promise
To announce with certainty as to what one will do
ExamplesMark 14:11 They were delighted when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
Acts 7:5 “But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, He promised that He would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child.
Romans 4:21 and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
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to assert, to profess
To announce something openly and emphatically
Examples1 Timothy 2:10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
1 Timothy 6:21 which some have professed and thereby have gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
15 occurrences in 5 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 6
- Not stated (participle) 6
- θεόςGod 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- Not stated: they 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
10 occurrences in 5 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 6
- δίδωμιto give, to grant 2
- ἐλευθερίαfreedom 1
- θεοσέβειαreligion 1
- σπέρμαseed, descendants 1
To or for whomIndirect object
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἀγαπάωto love 2
- ἈβραάμAbraham 1
- ἐγώI, we 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρόbefore+ χρόνοςtime 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- νῦνnow 1
Named alongside itApposition
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- ἐπαγγελίαpromise 1
- ζωήlife 1
- σπέρμαseed, descendants 1
- στέφανοςcrown 1
- βασιλείαkingdom, reign 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἡγέομαιto consider, to lead 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πιστόςfaithful, trustworthy 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- To assert, to profess33.219
- This verb can describe openly professing something about oneself, used of Paul's instruction that women adorn themselves with good works, as is proper for women professing godliness — "as is proper for women professing godliness" (1 Timothy 2:10).
- To promise33.286
- It most commonly describes making a binding promise, used of Paul's argument that Abraham grew strong in faith, being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform — "being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform" (Romans 4:21).
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : (present middle ἐπαγγέλλομαι); perfect passive and middle ἐπηγγελμαι; 1 aorist middle…
1. to announce.
2. to promise: passive ἐπήγγελται, to whom the promise hath been made, Gal 3:19. Middle to announce concerning oneself; i. e.:
1. to announce that one is about to do or to furnish something, i. e. to promise (of one's own accord), to engage (voluntarily): ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος, Heb 10:23; Heb 11:11; ἐπήγγελται, he hath promised, followed by λέγων, Heb 12:26; τίνι, to give a promise to one, Heb 6:13; τί, Rom 4:21; Tit 1:2; τίνι τί, Jas 1:12; Jas 2:5; 2 Pet 2:19; ἐπαγγελίαν, to give a promise, 1 Jn 2:25 (Est 4:7; (cf. Winers Grammar, 225 (211); Buttmann, 148 (129))); followed by the infinitive (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 7 c.): Mk 14:11; Acts 7:5.
2. to profess; τί, e. g. an art, to profess oneself skilled in it (τήν ἀρετήν, Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 7; τήν στρατιάν, Hell. 3, 4, 3; σοφίαν, (Diogenes Laërtius prooem. 12; σωφροσύνην, Clement of Alexandria, paedag. 3, 4, p. 299, 27 edition Klotz; (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, 5)): θεοσέβειαν, 1 Tim 2:10; γνῶσιν, . (Compare: προεπαγγέλλω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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