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Lexicon :: Strong's G1860 - epangelia

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ἐπαγγελία
Transliteration
epangelia (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ang-el-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:576,240

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπαγγελία epangelía, ep-ang-el-ee'-ah; from G1861; an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good):—message, promise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's G1860 in the following manner: promise (52x), message (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's G1860 in the following manner: promise (52x), message (1x).

  1. announcement

  2. promise

    1. the act of promising, a promise given or to be given

    2. a promised good or blessing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπαγγελία epangelía, ep-ang-el-ee'-ah; from G1861; an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good):—message, promise.
STRONGS G1860:
ἐπαγγελία, ἐπαγγελίας, ἡ (ἐπαγγέλλω);
1. announcement: 1 John 1:5 (Rec., where ἀγγελία was long since restored); κατ' ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, to proclaim life in fellowship with Christ, 2 Timothy 1:1 (Winers Grammar, 402 (376); cf. κατά, II. at the end. But others give ἐπαγγελία here as elsewhere the sense of promise, cf. 2 below).
2. promise;
a. the act of promising, a promise given or to be given: προσδέχεσθαι τήν ἀπό τίνος ἐπαγγελίαν (assent; the reference is to a promise to surrender Paul to the power and sentence of the Jews), Acts 23:21; (add, ἐπαγγελίας ὁ λόγος οὗτος, Romans 9:9). It is used also of the divine promises of blessing, especially of the benefits of salvation by Christ (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, 3:14): Acts 7:17; Romans 4:14, 16; (plural Romans 9:4); Galatians 3:17f, 21; Galatians 4:23; Hebrews 11:17; 2 Peter 3:9 (on which see βραδύνω, 2); Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 11:9; followed by the infinitive Hebrews 4:1; γίνεται τίνι, Romans 4:13; πρός τινα, Acts 13:32; Acts 26:6; ἐρρήθη τίνι, Galatians 3:16; ἐστι τίνι, belongs to one, Acts 2:39; ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι τήν ἐπαγγελίαν 1 John 2:25; ἔχειν ἐπαγγελίας, to have received, Hebrews 7:6; 2 Corinthians 7:1 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 177 (166)); to have linked to it, 1 Timothy 4:8; εἶναι ἐν ἐπαγγελία, joined with a promise (others besides; cf. Winer's Grammar, 391 (366)), Ephesians 6:2; ἡ γῆ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, the promised land, Hebrews 11:9; τά κατά τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, born in accordance with the promise, Romans 9:8; Galatians 4:28; τό πνεῦμα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τό ἅγιον, the promised Spirit, Ephesians 1:13; αἱ διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, covenants to which was united the promise (of salvation through the Messiah), Ephesians 2:12; ἡ ἐπαγγελία τοῦ Θεοῦ, given by God, Romans 4:20; in the plural 2 Corinthians 1:20; αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι τῶν πατέρων, the promises made to the fathers, Romans 15:8; with the genitive of the object, τῆς ζωῆς, 1 Timothy 4:8; τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ, 2 Peter 3:4; κατ' ἐπαγγελίαν according to promise, Acts 13:23; Galatians 3:29; δἰ ἐπαγγελίας, Galatians 3:18.
b. by metonymy, a promised good or blessing (cf. ἐλπίς, under the end): Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 3:6 (yet here cf. Meyer or Ellicott); ἀποστέλλειν τήν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου, the blessing promised by my Father, Luke 24:49; περιμένειν, Acts 1:4; κομίζεσθαι τήν ἐπαγγελίαν, Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 11:39 (Hebrews 11:13 T Tr WH, προσδέχεσθαι L); λαμβάνειν τάς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 11:13 (R G); ἐπιτυγχάνειν ἐπαγγελιῶν, Hebrews 11:33; κληρονομεῖν τάς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 6:12; ἐπιτυγχάνειν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 6:15; κληρονόμοι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 6:17 — (to reconcile Hebrews 6:12, 15, 17 with Hebrews 11:13, 39, which at first sight seem to be in conflict, we must hold, in accordance with Hebrews 12:22-24, that the O. T. saints, after the expiatory sacrifice offered at length to God by Christ, were made partakers of the heavenly blessings before Christ's return from heaven; (others explain the apparent contradiction by the difference between the initial and the consummate reception of the promise; see the commentaries at the passage)); with the epexegetical genitive λαβεῖν τήν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, the promised blessing, which is the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:33; Galatians 3:14 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3 a. at the end); τήν ἐπαγγελίαν τῆς αἰωνίου κληρονομίας, Hebrews 9:15. ((Demosthenes 519, 8; Aristotle, eth. Nic. 10, 1, p. 1164a, 29); Polybius 1, 43, 6, and often; Diodorus 1, 5; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 5, 1; 5, 8, 11; 1 Macc. 10:15.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
24:49
Acts
1:4; 2:33; 2:39; 7:17; 13:23; 13:32; 23:21; 26:6
Romans
4:13; 4:14; 4:16; 4:20; 9:4; 9:8; 9:9; 15:8
2 Corinthians
1:20; 7:1
Galatians
3:14; 3:16; 3:17; 3:18; 3:21; 3:22; 3:29; 4:23; 4:28
Ephesians
1:13; 2:12; 3:6; 6:2
1 Timothy
4:8; 4:8
2 Timothy
1:1
Hebrews
4:1; 6:12; 6:12; 6:15; 6:15; 6:17; 6:17; 7:6; 8:6; 9:15; 10:36; 11:9; 11:9; 11:13; 11:13; 11:13; 11:17; 11:33; 11:39; 11:39; 12:22; 12:23; 12:24
2 Peter
3:4; 3:9
1 John
1:5; 2:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1860 matches the Greek ἐπαγγελία (epangelia),
which occurs 52 times in 50 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:4 - On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:33 - Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:23 - “From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:32 - “We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:6 - And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:13 - It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:14 - For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:16 - Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:20 - Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:4 - the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:8 - In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:9 - For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:8 - For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[fn] on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:20 - For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:16 - The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[fn] meaning one person, who is Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:17 - What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:18 - For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:22 - But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:29 - If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:23 - His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:28 - Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:12 - remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:6 - This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2 - “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:1 - Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:12 - We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:15 - And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17 - Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:6 - This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:6 - But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:15 - For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9 - By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:17 - By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:39 - These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:9 - The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:25 - And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
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