What does διαγγέλλω (diangéllō) mean in the Bible?
διαγγέλλω (diangéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to herald thoroughly".
Greek · G1229
διαγγέλλω
To herald thoroughly
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διαγγέλλω G1229
Pronunciation diangéllō
What does διαγγέλλω (diangéllō) mean in the Bible?
διαγγέλλω (diangéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to herald thoroughly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1229?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] proclaim (1), might be proclaimed (1), to give notice (1).
Where does διαγγέλλω (diangéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:60. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] proclaim 1× Luke 9:60
might be proclaimed 1× Romans 9:17
to give notice 1× Acts 21:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 9:60
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 1
Source forms
διαγγελῇ 1x diangelē Romans 9:17
διάγγελλε 1x diangelle Luke 9:60
διαγγέλλων 1x diangellōn Acts 21:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 9:17
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 9:60
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 21:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to herald thoroughly
Strong's G1229
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to herald thoroughly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:60 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
διάγγελλε diaggelle
I announce throughout, spread the news of
Read verse Acts 21:26 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
διαγγέλλων diaggellwn
I announce throughout, spread the news of
Read verse Romans 9:17 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Subjunctive
διαγγελῇ diaggelh
I announce throughout, spread the news of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 9:60 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Acts 21:26 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Rom 9:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
participle 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαγγέλλω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain