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Lexicon :: Strong's G1861 - epangellomai

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ἐπαγγέλλομαι
Transliteration
epangellomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ang-el'-lo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:576,240

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐπαγγέλλω epangéllō, ep-ang-el'-lo; from G1909 and the base of G32; to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself:—profess, (make) promise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G1861 in the following manner: promise (11x), profess (2x), make promise (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G1861 in the following manner: promise (11x), profess (2x), make promise (2x).

  1. to announce that one is about to do or furnish something

    1. to promise (of one's own accord) to engage voluntarily

  2. to profess

    1. an art, to profess one's skill in something

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐπαγγέλλω epangéllō, ep-ang-el'-lo; from G1909 and the base of G32; to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself:—profess, (make) promise.
STRONGS G1861:
ἐπαγγέλλω: [present middle ἐπαγγέλλομαι]; perfect passive and middle ἐπήγγελμαι; 1 aorist middle ἐπηγγειλάμην; from Homer down;
1. to announce.
2. to promise: passive ᾧ ἐπήγγελται, to whom the promise hath been made, Galatians 3:19.
Middle to announce concerning oneself; i. e.:
1. to announce that one is about to do or to furnish something, i. e. to promise (of one's own accord), to engage (voluntarily): ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος, Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11; ἐπήγγελται, he hath promised, followed by λέγων, Hebrews 12:26; τινί, to give a promise to one, Hebrews 6:13; τί, Romans 4:21; Titus 1:2; τινί τι, James 1:12; James 2:5; 2 Peter 2:19; ἐπαγγελίαν, to give a promise, 1 John 2:25 (Esther 4:7; [cf. Winers Grammar, 225 (211); Buttmann, 148 (129)]); followed by the infinitive [cf. Winer's Grammar § 44, 7 c.]: Mark 14:11; Acts 7:5.
2. to profess; τί, e. g. an art, to profess oneself skilled in it (τὴν ἀρετήν, Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 7; τὴν στρατιάν, Hell. 3, 4, 3; σοφίαν, Diogenes Laërtius prooem. 12; σωφροσύνην, Clement of Alexandria, paedag. 3, 4, p. 299, 27 edition Klotz; [cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, 5]): θεοσέβειαν, 1 Timothy 2:10; γνῶσιν, 1 Timothy 6:21. [Compare: προεπαγγέλλω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Esther
4:7
Mark
14:11
Acts
7:5
Romans
4:21
Galatians
3:19
1 Timothy
2:10; 6:21
Titus
1:2
Hebrews
6:13; 10:23; 11:11; 12:26
James
1:12; 2:5
2 Peter
2:19
1 John
2:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1861 matches the Greek ἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangellomai),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:11 - When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:5 - He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:21 - He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:19 - Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:10 - but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:21 - By professing it, some have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:2 - in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:23 - And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:11 - By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:26 - Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:12 - Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:19 - Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:25 - Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
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