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GreekG1449Verb

ἐγγράφω

engraphō

3Occurrences
G1449Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to "engrave", i.e. inscribe

from G1722 (ἐν) and G1125 (γράφω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to mark in or on, to paint on, (Herdotus Historicus)
2.to inscribe, write in or on, (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., *ἐγγεγραμμένος τι *having something written on it, (Sophocles Tragicus); so Virgil flores inscripti nomina.
3.to enter in the public register, ἐγγρ. *τὸν υἱὸν εἰς ἄνδρας *(Demosthenes Orator):—;Pass., *εἰς τοὺς δημότας ἐγγραφῆναι *(Demosthenes Orator)
4.to enter on the judge's list, to indict, (Aristophanes Comicus)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐγγράφω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Luke
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 3:2BSB

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

2 Corinthians 3:3BSB

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Luke 10:20BSB

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.