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Lexicon :: Strong's G1125 - graphō

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γράφω
Transliteration
graphō (Key)
Pronunciation
graf'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
mGNT
192x in 33 unique form(s)
TR
208x in 37 unique form(s)
LXX
216x in 39 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 1:742,128

Strong’s Definitions

γράφω gráphō, graf'-o; a primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe:—describe, write(-ing, -ten).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 209x

The KJV translates Strong's G1125 in the following manner: write (206x), writing (1x), describe (1x), variations of 'write' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 209x
The KJV translates Strong's G1125 in the following manner: write (206x), writing (1x), describe (1x), variations of 'write' (1x).
  1. to write, with reference to the form of the letters

    1. to delineate (or form) letters on a tablet, parchment, paper, or other material

  2. to write, with reference to the contents of the writing

    1. to express in written characters

    2. to commit to writing (things not to be forgotten), write down, record

    3. used of those things which stand written in the sacred books (of the OT)

    4. to write to one, i.e. by writing (in a written epistle) to give information, directions

  3. to fill with writing

  4. to draw up in writing, compose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γράφω gráphō, graf'-o; a primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe:—describe, write(-ing, -ten).
STRONGS G1125:
γράφω; [imperfect ἔγραφον]; future γράψω; 1 aorist ἔγραψα; perfect γέγραφα; passive [present γράφομαι]; perfect γέγραμμαι; [pluperfect 3 person singular ἐγέγραπτο, Revelation 17:8 Lachmann]; 2 aorist ἐγράφην; (properly, to grave, scrape, scratch, engrave; cf. German graben, eingraben; γράψεν δὲ οἱ ὀστέον ἄχρις αἰχμή, Homer, Iliad 17, 599; σήματα γράψας ἐν πίνακι, ibid. 6, 169; hence, to draw letters), to write;
1. with reference to the form of the letters; to delineate (or form) letters on a tablet, parchment, paper, or other material: τῷ δακτύλῳ ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν made figures on the ground, John 8:6 Rec.; οὕτω γράφω so I am accustomed to form my letters, 2 Thessalonians 3:17; πηλίκοις γράμμασι ἔγραψα with how large (and so, ill-formed [?]) letters I have written, Galatians 6:11; cf. Winer, Rückert, Hilgenfeld at the passage [for the views of those who regard ἔγρ. as covering the close of the Epistle only, see Bp. Lightfoot and Meyer; cf. Winers Grammar, 278 (261); Buttmann, 198 (171f)].
2. with reference to the contents of the writing;
a. to express in written characters, followed by the words expressed: ἔγραψε λέγων· Ἰωάννης ἐστὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Luke 1:63; μὴ γράφε· βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων κτλ., John 19:21; γράψον· μακάριοι κτλ., Revelation 14:13. γράφω τι, John 19:22; passive Revelation 1:3; τὶ ἐπί τι, Revelation 2:17; Revelation 19:16; τὶ ἐπί τινα, Revelation 3:12; ἐπί τινος, Revelation 14:1.
b. to commit to writing (things not to be forgotten), write down, record: Revelation 1:19 (γράψον εἶδες); Revelation 10:4; γράφειν εἰς βιβλίον, Revelation 1:11; ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς, Revelation 17:8; γεγραμμ. ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ [or τῇ βίβλῳ], ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις, Revelation 13:8; Revelation 20:12, 15; Revelation 21:27; Revelation 22:18, 19; τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ἐγράφη [ἐν- (ἐγ- Tr see N, ν) γέγρ. T Tr WH] ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, i. e. that ye have been enrolled with those for whom eternal blessedness has been prepared, Luke 10:20; γράφειν τί τινι, to record something for someone's use, Luke 1:3.
c. ἐγράφη and γέγραπται (in the Synoptists and Paul), and γεγραμμένον ἐστί (in John), are used of those things which stand written in the sacred books (of the O. T.); absolutely γέγραπται, followed by the quotation from the sacred vol.: Matthew 4:4, 6f, 10; Matthew 21:13; Mark 7:6; Mark 11:17; Mark 14:27; Luke 4:8; Luke 19:46; καθὼς γέγραπται, Acts 15:15, very often in Paul, as Romans 1:17; Romans 2:24; Romans 3:4 [see below]; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 8:15; 2 Corinthians 9:9; καθάπερ γέγρ., Romans 11:8 T Tr WH; [Romans 3:4 T Tr WH]; γέγραπται γάρ, Matthew 26:31; Luke 4:10; Acts 23:5; Romans 12:19; Romans 14:11; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Galatians 3:10, 13 Rec.; Gal 4:22, 27; λόγος γεγραμμένος, 1 Corinthians 15:54; κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, 2 Corinthians 4:13; γεγραμμένον ἐστί, John 2:17; John 6:31; John 12:14; ἐγράφη δὲ πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν, 1 Corinthians 10:11; ἐγράφη δἰ ἡμᾶς for our sake, Romans 4:24; 1 Corinthians 9:10; with the name of the author of the written words or of the books in which they are found: γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν, Acts 1:20; ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν προφητῶν, Acts 7:42; ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ [R WH δευτέρῳ] ψαλμῷ, Acts 13:33; ἐν Ἠσαΐᾳ, Mark 1:2 [not Rec.], etc. τινά or τί to write of, i. e. in writing to mention or refer to a person or a thing: ὃν ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς whom Moses had in mind in writing of the Messiah, or whose likeness Moses delineated, John 1:45 (John 1:46); Μωϋσῆς γράφει τὴν δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐκ νόμου, Moses, writing the words ὅτι ποιήσας αὐτά κτλ., points out the righteousness which is of the law, Romans 10:5. γέγραπται, γράφειν, etc. περί τινος, concerning one: Matthew 26:24; Mark 14:21; John 5:46; Acts 13:29; ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, that it should find fulfilment in him, Mark 9:12f [cf. ἵνα, II. 2b.]; ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, on him i. e. of him (cf. Winer's Grammar, 393 (368) [and ἐπί, Buttmann, 2f. β.]), John 12:16; τὰ γεγραμμένα τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ ἀνθρ. written for him, allotted to him in Scripture, i. e. to be accomplished in his career, Luke 18:31; cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 4; [yet cf. Buttmann, 178 (154)]; Μωϋσῆς ἔγραψεν ὑμῖν ἵνα etc. Moses in the Scripture commanded us that etc. [cf. Buttmann, 237 (204)], Mark 12:19; Luke 20:28.
d. γράφειν τινί to write to one, i. e. by writing (in a written epistle) to give information, directions, etc. to one: Romans 15:15; 2 Corinthians 2:4, 9 [dative implied]; 2 Cor 7:12; Philemon 1:21; 2 Peter 3:15; 1 John 2:12ff; δἰ ὀλίγων, 1 Peter 5:12; διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου, 3 John 1:13; followed by the words written or to be written in the letter: Acts 15:23; Revelation 2:1, 8, 12, 18; Revelation 3:1, 7, 14; γράφειν τινί τι, 1 Corinthians 14:37; 2 Corinthians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 2:3 [L T Tr WH omit the dative]; Galatians 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:14; 1 John 1:4 [R G L]; 1 John 2:1; περί τινος, 1 John 2:26; Acts 25:26; 2 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:1; Jude 1:3; διὰ χειρός τινος, to send a letter by one, Acts 15:23 [see χείρ]; γράφειν τινί, followed by an infinitive, by letter to bid one do a thing, Acts 18:27; followed by μή with an infinitive (to forbid, write one not to etc.), 1 Corinthians 5:9, 11.
3. to fill with writing (German beschreiben): βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν a volume written within and behind, on the back, hence, on both sides, Revelation 5:1 (Ezekiel 2:10); cf. Düsterdieck [Alford, others] at the passage
4. to draw up in writing, compose: βιβλίον, Mark 10:4; John 21:25 [Tdf. omit the verse; see WH's Appendix at the passage]; τίτλον, John 19:19; ἐπιστολήν, Acts 23:25; 2 Peter 3:1; ἐντολήν τινι to write a commandment to one, Mark 10:5; 1 John 2:7; 2 John 1:5. [Compare: ἀπο-, ἐγ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, προγράφω.]

Related entry:
ἐνγράφω, see ἐν, III. 2 and 3.

Related entry:
καταγράφω: imperfect 3 person singular κατέγραφεν; to draw (forms or figures), to delineate: John 8:6 manuscript D etc. which T Tr WH (text) would substitute for R G ἔγραφεν. (Pausan. 1, 28, 2. Differently in other Greek writings.) [Perhaps it may be taken in John under the passage cited in a more general sense: to mark (cf. Pollux 9, 7, 104, etc.).]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
2:10
Matthew
4:4; 4:6; 4:10; 21:13; 26:24; 26:31
Mark
1:2; 7:6; 9:12; 10:4; 10:5; 11:17; 12:19; 14:21; 14:27
Luke
1:3; 1:63; 4:8; 4:10; 10:20; 18:31; 19:46; 20:28
John
1:45; 1:46; 2:17; 5:46; 6:31; 8:6; 8:6; 12:14; 12:16; 19:19; 19:21; 19:22; 21:25
Acts
1:20; 7:42; 13:29; 13:33; 15:15; 15:23; 15:23; 18:27; 23:5; 23:25; 25:26
Romans
1:17; 2:24; 3:4; 3:4; 4:24; 10:5; 11:8; 12:19; 14:11; 15:15
1 Corinthians
1:31; 2:9; 3:19; 5:9; 5:11; 9:10; 10:11; 14:37; 15:54
2 Corinthians
1:13; 2:3; 2:4; 2:9; 4:13; 7:12; 8:15; 9:1; 9:9
Galatians
1:20; 3:10; 3:13; 4:22; 4:27; 6:11
1 Thessalonians
4:9; 5:1
2 Thessalonians
3:17
1 Timothy
3:14
Philemon
1:21
1 Peter
5:12
2 Peter
3:1; 3:15
1 John
1:4; 2:1; 2:7; 2:12; 2:26
2 John
1:5
3 John
1:13
Jude
1:3
Revelation
1:3; 1:11; 1:19; 2:1; 2:8; 2:12; 2:17; 2:18; 3:1; 3:7; 3:12; 3:14; 5:1; 10:4; 13:8; 14:1; 14:13; 17:8; 17:8; 19:16; 20:12; 20:15; 21:27; 22:18; 22:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1125 matches the Greek γράφω (graphō),
which occurs 208 times in 197 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Mat 2:5–Jhn 8:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 -

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 -

He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 -

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

and they will support you with their hands

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 -

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:10 -

Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[fn] Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:10 -

“This is the one about whom it is written:

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;

he will prepare your way before you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:13 -

He said to them, “It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 -

“The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had not been born.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:31 -

Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will fall away because of me, for it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:37 -

Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: This Is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:2 -

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:[fn]

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;

he will prepare your way.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:6 -

He answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 -

“Elijah does come first and restores all things,” he replied. “Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:13 -

“But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written about him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:4 -

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:5 -

But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 -

He was teaching them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:19 -

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife behind but no child, that man should take the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 -

“For the Son of Man will go just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had not been born.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:27 -

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away,[fn] because it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep will be scattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:3 -

So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:63 -

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:23 -

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every firstborn male will be dedicated[fn] to the Lord)

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 -

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:4 -

But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:8 -

And Jesus answered him,[fn] “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:10 -

“For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

to protect you,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:17 -

The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written:

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:27 -

“This is the one about whom it is written:

See, I am sending my messenger

ahead of you;

he will prepare your way before you.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:20 -

“However, don’t rejoice that[fn] the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:26 -

“What is written in the law? ” he asked him. “How do you read it? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 -

“ ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said.

“ ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 -

“Next he asked another, ‘How much do you owe? ’

“ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.

“ ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘and write eighty.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 -

Then he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:46 -

and he said, “It is written, my house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 -

But he looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture:[fn]

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:28 -

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:22 -

“because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 -

“For I tell you, what is written must be fulfilled in me:[fn] And he was counted among the lawless. Yes, what is written about me is coming to its fulfillment.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:38 -

An inscription was above him:[fn] This Is the King of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:44 -

He told them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you ​— ​that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:46 -

He also said to them, “This is what is written:[fn] The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45 -

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:17 -

And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for your house will consume me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:46 -

“For if you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 -

“Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:45 -

“It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to me ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6 -

They asked this to trap him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:8 -

Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:17 -

“Even in your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.


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