Epangellō ἐπαγγέλλω
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| ἐπαγγέλλω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epangellō |
| Strong's number | G1861 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to profess |
| Occurrences | 15 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (4) |
Epangellō (Greek ἐπαγγέλλω, Strong's G1861) is a Greek verb meaning “to profess”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπ-αγγέλλω
[in LXX: Est.4:8 (אָמַר), Pro.13:12, Wis.2:13, al. ;]
1. to announce, proclaim.
2. (a) to promise;
(b) to profess. Mid., also frequently in both these senses;
(with) to promise: with dab. of person(s), Heb.6:13; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.4:21, Tit.1:2; with dative of person(s) and accusative of thing(s), Jas.1:12 2:5, 2Pe.2:19; ἐπαγγελίαν, 1Jn.2:25; with inf., Mrk.14:11, Act.7:5; before λέγων, Heb.12:26; ptcp., Heb.10:23 11:11;
(d) to profess: θεοσέβειαν, 1Ti.2:10; γνῶσιν, 1Ti.6:21. Pass., Gal.3:19 (cf. προ-επαγγέλλω; and see Cremer, 26).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Est.4:8 (אָמַר), Pro.13:12, Wis.2:13, al. ;]
1. to announce, proclaim.
2. (a) to promise;
(b) to profess. Mid., also frequently in both these senses;
(with) to promise: with dab. of person(s), Heb.6:13; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.4:21, Tit.1:2; with dative of person(s) and accusative of thing(s), Jas.1:12 2:5, 2Pe.2:19; ἐπαγγελίαν, 1Jn.2:25; with inf., Mrk.14:11, Act.7:5; before λέγων, Heb.12:26; ptcp., Heb.10:23 11:11;
(d) to profess: θεοσέβειαν, 1Ti.2:10; γνῶσιν, 1Ti.6:21. Pass., Gal.3:19 (cf. προ-επαγγέλλω; and see Cremer, 26).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | promised (10), professing (2), promise (2), made (1), he (1), him (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | promised (3), they promised (1), he had promised (1), promise referred (1), profess (1), have professed (1), made his promise (1), who had promised (1), he has promised (1), has promised (1), he promised (1), they promise (1), and 1 other rendering |
Verses
Every verse with Epangellō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 14:11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Acts
- Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
Romans
- Romans 4:21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
Galatians
- Galatians 3:19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 2:10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
- 1 Timothy 6:21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
Titus
- Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- Hebrews 11:11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- Hebrews 12:26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
James
- James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
1 John
- 1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).