What does ἐγγράφω · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
ἐγγράφω · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "have been written in heaven".
Greek · G1449, G3772
ἐγγέγραπται ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς
To write in · heaven
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ἐγγράφω G1449 to write in
Pronunciation engráphō
To write or inscribe officially, especially registering names in public records or legal documents.
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οὐρανός G3772 heaven
Pronunciation ouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
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What does ἐγγέγραπται ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (engegraptai en tois ouranois) mean in the Bible?
ἐγγράφω · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "have been written in heaven".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1449, G3772?
G1449, G3772 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. have been written in heaven
Source Gloss
have been written in heaven
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Perfect Voices Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive 2 Cor 3:2 · 2 Cor 3:3 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Perfect Passive Luke 10:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 3
Voice
passive 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 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
ἐγγέγραπται ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς 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