Word Study · Strong's G1923 · Greek
ἐπιγραφή
epigraphe
ep-ig-raf-ay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: epigraphḗ
“an inscription”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an inscription
Rendered in the KJV as
superscription.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐπιγραφὴ2
- ἐπιγραφή;2
- ἐπιγραφήν;1
How it is rendered · 3
- inscription?3
- an inscription1
- inscription1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
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- N-NSF · 4
- N-ASF · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew1 occurrence
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 12:16ἐπιγραφή;epigraphēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSo they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.here: inscription?
- Mark 15:26ἐπιγραφὴepigraphēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.here: inscription
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 20:24ἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.here: inscription?
- Luke 23:38ἐπιγραφὴepigraphēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAbove Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.here: an inscription