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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 - And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:4 - And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:33 - Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you see and hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:39 - For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - "But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:23 - Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:32 - And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - But do not yield to them; for more than forty of their men lie in ambush for him, having bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:6 - And now I stand here on trial for hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:13 - The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:14 - If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:16 - That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants--not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:20 - No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:4 - They are Israelites, and to them belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:8 - This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned as descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:9 - For this is what the promise said, "About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:8 - For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:20 - For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Amen through him, to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:1 - Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:16 - Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many; but, referring to one, "And to your offspring," which is Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:17 - This is what I mean: the law, which came four hundred and thirty years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:18 - For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:22 - But the scripture consigned all things to sin, that what was promised to 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 - And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:23 - But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:28 - Now we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:12 - remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:6 - that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2 - "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:8 - for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for 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 according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:1 - Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:12 - so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:15 - And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17 - So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:6 - But this man who has not their genealogy received tithes 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 as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:15 - Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred which redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9 - By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - These all died in faith, not having received what was promised, but having seen it and greeted it from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:17 - By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:39 - And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:4 - and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:9 - The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:25

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