Graphō γράφω

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Graphō
γράφω
Transliterationgraphō
Strong's numberG1125
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto write
Occurrences208 in 197 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (28)

Graphō (Greek γράφω, Strong's G1125) is a Greek verb meaning “to write”. It occurs 208 times in 197 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ];
1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw.
2. to write;
(a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17;
(b) to express in writing, commit to writing, record: Luk.1:63, Jhn.19:21, 22 Rev.1:11, 19 al.; of scripture as a standing authority (Deiss., BS, 112ff.), γέγραπται, it stands written (Luther), Mat.4:4, Mrk.7:6, Luk.4:8, Rom.1:17, 1Co.1:31, al.; id. before ἐν, Mrk.1:2, Act.1:20, al.; with accusative, to write of: Jhn.1:46, Rom.10:5; before περί, Mat.26:24, Mrk.14:21, Jhn.5:46; al.; with dative (WM, §31, 4), Luk.18:31; id. before ἵνα (M, Pr., 207f.), Mrk.12:19, Luk.20:28; κατὰ τ. γεγραμμένον, 2Co.4:13; γεγραμμένον ἐστί, Jhn.2:17; ἐγράφη, Rom.4:24; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, Jhn.12:16;
(with) of writing directions or information, with dative of person(s): Rom.15:15, 2Co.7:12, al.;
(d) of that which contains the record or message: βιβλίον, Mrk.10:4, Jhn.21:25, Rev.5:1; τίτλον, Jhn.19:19; ἐπιστολήν, Act.23:25; ἐντολήν, Mrk.10:5 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐγ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, προ-).
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVwritten (95), write (45), wrote (19), it is written (17), is written (4), i (3), are written (2), unto (2), he wrote (1), is it (1), were written (1), it is (1), and 10 other renderings
BSBit is written (57), write (28), written (16), i have written (10), wrote (8), is written (8), i am writing (8), i wrote (4), was written (3), i am not writing (3), i write (3), has written (2), and 33 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Graphō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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