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Greek verb · G518

ἀπαγγέλλω

apangelloap-ang-el'-lo

to announce

43 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: apangéllō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G518is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 9 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 16
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G518

to announce

The King James renders it: bring word (again), declare, report, shew (again), tell.

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

apangello is rendered "to announce". It stands 43 times in the Greek text, across nine books.

  • Fifteen of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
  • The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.

The first use

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

Matthew 2:8ἀπαγγείλατέ

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Fifteen of the word's forty-three uses are in Acts.

The other 18 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • reported6
  • he reported3
  • they related3
  • they told3
  • do relate2
  • to report2
  • we proclaim2
  • are telling1
  • brought word1
  • declaring1
  • do bring word back1
  • do declare1

and 17 more, 43 uses in all

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.

ἀπάγωapagoto lead awayUses15
ἀπάγχομαιapanchomaito strangleUses1

All 43, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

16 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

  • ἀπήγγειλαν14
  • ἀπήγγειλεν9
  • ἀπαγγείλατε4
  • ἀπαγγεῖλαί2
  • ἀπαγγέλλομεν2
  • ἀπαγγελῶ2
  • ἀπαγγεῖλαι1
  • ἀπαγγείλατέ1
  • ἀπάγγειλον1
  • ἀπαγγελεῖ1
  • ἀπαγγέλλοντας1
  • ἀπαγγέλλοντες1

and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural14V-AAI-3P
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular9V-AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural5V-AAM-2P
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-AAN
  • verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-FAI-1S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural2V-PAI-1P
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-2API-3S
  • verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular1V-AAM-2S
  • verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
  • verb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-IAI-1S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
  • verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM

Matthew

eight uses
  • And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

    Matthew 2:8

    • ἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do bring word back
  • Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

    Matthew 8:33

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they related
  • Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

    Matthew 11:4

    • ἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do relate
  • “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

    Matthew 12:18

    • ἀπαγγελεῖapangeleiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He will proclaim
  • Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

    Matthew 14:12

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they told
  • So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

    Matthew 28:8

    • ἀπαγγεῖλαιapangeilaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to tell
  • “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

    Matthew 28:10

    • ἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do tell
  • While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

    Matthew 28:11

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: reported

Mark

three uses
  • Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

    Mark 5:14

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: proclaimed
  • But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

    Mark 5:19

    • ἀπάγγειλονapangeilonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do declare
  • Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

    Mark 6:30

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they related

Luke

eleven uses
  • Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

    Luke 7:18

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: brought word
  • So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

    Luke 7:22

    • ἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do relate
  • He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

    Luke 8:20

    • ἀπηγγέληapengeleverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: It was told
  • When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

    Luke 8:34

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they reported
  • Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

    Luke 8:36

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Related
  • Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

    Luke 8:47

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she declared
  • After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

    Luke 9:36

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they told
  • At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

    Luke 13:1

    • ἀπαγγέλλοντεςapangellontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: telling
  • The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    Luke 14:21

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: reported
  • “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

    Luke 18:37

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They told
  • And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

    Luke 24:9

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they related

John

one use
  • I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

    John 16:25

    • ἀπαγγελῶapangeloverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will announce

Acts

fifteen uses
  • On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

    Acts 4:23

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: reported
  • But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

    Acts 5:22

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they reported back
  • Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

    Acts 5:25

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he reported
  • He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

    Acts 11:13

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He related
  • When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

    Acts 12:14

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she reported
  • Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

    Acts 12:17

    • ἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do report
  • Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

    Acts 15:27

    • ἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: are telling
  • The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

    Acts 16:36

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Reported
  • So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

    Acts 16:38

    • ἀπήγγειλανapengeilanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Reported
  • On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

    Acts 22:26

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he reported
  • But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

    Acts 23:16

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he reported
  • Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

    Acts 23:17

    • ἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to report
  • The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

    Acts 23:19

    • ἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to report
  • First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

    Acts 26:20

    • ἀπήγγελλονapengellonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I was declaring
  • The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

    Acts 28:21

    • ἀπήγγειλενapengeilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: reported

1 Corinthians

one use
  • and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

    1 Corinthians 14:25

    • ἀπαγγέλλωνapangellonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: declaring

1 Thessalonians

one use
  • For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

    1 Thessalonians 1:9

    • ἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: report

Hebrews

one use
  • He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

    Hebrews 2:12

    • ἀπαγγελῶapangeloverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will declare

1 John

two uses
  • And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

    1 John 1:2

    • ἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we proclaim
  • We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

    1 John 1:3

    • ἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we proclaim

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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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