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γράφω

graphōto writeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb192 occurrences22 books181 verses

Definition

γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ];

1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw.

2. to write;

(a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Galatians 6:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:17;

(b) to express in writing, commit to writing, record: Luke 1:63, John 19:21, 22, Revelation 1:11, 19 al.; of scripture as a standing authority (Deiss., BS, 112ff.), γέγραπται, it stands written (Luther), Matthew 4:4, Mark 7:6, Luke 4:8, Romans 1:17, 1 Corinthians 1:31, al.; id. before ἐν, Mark 1:2, Acts 1:20, al.; with accusative, to write of: John 1:46, Romans 10:5; before περί, Matthew 26:24, Mark 14:21, John 5:46; al.; with dative (WM, §31, 4), Luke 18:31; id. before ἵνα (M, Pr., 207f.), Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28; κατὰ τ. γεγραμμένον, 2 Corinthians 4:13; γεγραμμένον ἐστί, John 2:17; ἐγράφη, Romans 4:24; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, John 12:16;

(with) of writing directions or information, with dative of person(s): Romans 15:15, 2 Corinthians 7:12, al.;

(d) of that which contains the record or message: βιβλίον, Mark 10:4, John 21:25, Revelation 5:1; τίτλον, John 19:19; ἐπιστολήν, Acts 23:25; ἐντολήν, Mark 10:5 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐγ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, προ-).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γράφω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

192 total
  1. 1 John 2:13Ἔγραψα · I have written
    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
  2. 1 John 2:14Ἔγραψα · I have written; Ἔγραψα · I have written
    I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
  3. 1 John 2:21ἔγραψα · I have not written
    I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
  4. 1 John 2:26ἔγραψα · I have written
    I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
  5. 1 John 5:13ἔγραψα · I have written
    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
  6. 2 John 1:5γράφων
    And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
  7. 2 John 1:12γράφειν · to write
    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
  8. 3 John 1:9Ἔγραψά · I have written
    I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
  9. 3 John 1:13γράψαι · to write; γράφειν · [to do so]
    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
  10. Jude 1:3γράφειν · to write; γράψαι · to write
    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
  11. Revelation 1:3γεγραμμένα · is written
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  12. Revelation 1:11γράψον · Write
    …saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
  13. Revelation 1:19Γράψον · write down
    Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
  14. Revelation 2:1γράψον · write
    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  15. Revelation 2:8γράψον · write
    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
  16. Revelation 2:12γράψον · write
    To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
  17. Revelation 2:17γεγραμμένον · inscribed
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  18. Revelation 2:18γράψον · write
    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  19. Revelation 3:1γράψον · write
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  20. Revelation 3:7γράψον · write
    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
  21. Revelation 3:12γράψω · I will write
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  22. Revelation 3:14γράψον · write
    To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
  23. Revelation 5:1γεγραμμένον · It had writing
    Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
  24. Revelation 10:4γράφειν · to put it in writing; γράψῃς · write
    When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
  25. Revelation 13:8γέγραπται · have not been written
    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  26. Revelation 14:1γεγραμμένον · written
    Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
  27. Revelation 14:13Γράψον · to write
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  28. Revelation 17:5γεγραμμένον · was written
    And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
  29. Revelation 17:8γέγραπται · were not written
    The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
  30. Revelation 19:9Γράψον · to write
    Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  31. Revelation 19:12γεγραμμένον · written [on Him]
    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
  32. Revelation 19:16γεγραμμένον · written
    And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
  33. Revelation 20:12γεγραμμένων · recorded
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
  34. Revelation 20:15γεγραμμένος · [whose name] was not written
    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
  35. Revelation 21:5Γράψον · Write this down
    And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
  36. Revelation 21:27γεγραμμένοι · [names] are written
    But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
  37. Revelation 22:18γεγραμμένας · described
    I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
  38. Revelation 22:19γεγραμμένων · described
    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.