Apographē ἀπογραφή

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Apographē
ἀπογραφή
Transliterationapographē
Strong's numberG582
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glosscensus
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inLuke (1)

Apographē (Greek ἀπογραφή, Strong's G582) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “census”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀπο-γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀπογράφω)
[in LXX: Dan.10:21 (כָּתָב), I Est.8:30, AB, 2Ma.2:1, 3Ma.2:32 3Mac 4:15 3Mac 4:17 3Mac 7:22 * ;]
1. a written copy.
2. As law term, a deposition (Demos.).
3. In late writers, a register, enrolment, census (MM, see word; Deiss., LAE, 160, 268 f.): Luk.2:2, Act.5:37.†
(AS)

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

Translated as

KJVtaxing (2)
BSBcensus (2)

Verses

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

Luke

Acts

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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