Greek verb · G1861
ἐπαγγέλλω
epangelloep-ang-el'-lo
to announce, proclaim.; (a) to promise
15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epangéllō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1861is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1861
to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself
The King James renders it: profess, (make) promise.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epangello is rendered "to announce, proclaim.; (a) to promise". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Four of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to announce, proclaim.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 14:11They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Mark 14:11ἐπηγγείλαντο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's fifteen uses are in Hebrews.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to announce, proclaim., and (a) to promise.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to announce, proclaim. | Tagged as
| WhereMark 14:11They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money… |
| (a) to promise__(b) to profess. Mid., also frequently in both these senses | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 4:21being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπαγγελία | epangelia | promise | Uses52 |
| ἐπάγω | epago | to bring upon | Uses3 |
| ἐπάγγελμα | epangelma | a promise | Uses2 |
| ἐπαγωνίζομαι | epagonizomai | to contend | Uses1 |
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπηγγείλατο5
- ἐπήγγελται3
- ἐπαγγειλάμενος2
- ἐπαγγελλόμενοι2
- ἐπαγγειλάμενον1
- ἐπαγγελλομέναις1
- ἐπηγγείλαντο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-ADI-3S
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-RNI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-ADP-NSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PNP-NPM
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-ADP-ASM
- verb · aorist middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-ANI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1V-PNP-DPF
Mark
one use
They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
- ἐπηγγείλαντοepengeilantoverb · aorist middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they promised
Acts
one use
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.
- ἐπηγγείλατοepengeilatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He promised
Romans
one use
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- ἐπήγγελταιepengeltaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has promised
Galatians
one use
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.
- ἐπήγγελταιepengeltaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: promise has been made
1 Timothy
two uses
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
- ἐπαγγελλομέναιςepangellomenaisverb · present middle or passive form, participle · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: professing
which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
- ἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: professing
Titus
one use
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- ἐπηγγείλατοepengeilatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: promised
Hebrews
four uses
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- ἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having made His promise
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- ἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having 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.
- ἐπαγγειλάμενονepangeilamenonverb · aorist middle form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having promised
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.”
- ἐπήγγελταιepengeltaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has promised
James
two uses
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.
- ἐπηγγείλατοepengeilatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has promised
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?
- ἐπηγγείλατοepengeilatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He promised
2 Peter
one use
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
- ἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: promising
1 John
one use
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
- ἐπηγγείλατοepengeilatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: promised
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.