Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1861
ἐπαγγέλλω
epangellō · “to profess”
Used 12 times across 9 books
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).†
[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).†
Where it appears
Mark1
Acts1
Romans1
1 Timothy2
Titus1
Hebrews3
James1
2 Peter1
1 John1
In the text
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.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.Romans 4:21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.1 Timothy 2:10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.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.Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that 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.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.
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