What does ἐγγράφω (engráphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγγράφω (engráphō): To write or inscribe officially, especially registering names in public records or legal documents.
Greek · G1449
ἐγγράφω
To write in
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ἐγγράφω G1449
Pronunciation engráphō
What does ἐγγράφω (engráphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγγράφω (engráphō): To write or inscribe officially, especially registering names in public records or legal documents.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1449?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are written (1), inscribed (1), written (1).
Where does ἐγγράφω (engráphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Luke (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 are written 1× Luke 10:20
inscribed 1× 2 Corinthians 3:2
written 1× 2 Corinthians 3:3
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Luke 10:20 ἐνγέγραπται to are written Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 3:2 ἐνγεγραμμένη to inscribed Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 3:3 ἐνγεγραμμένη to written Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:20
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 1 2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἐνγεγραμμένη 2x engegrammenē 2 Corinthians 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:3
ἐνγέγραπται 1x engegraptai Luke 10:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:3
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To write or inscribe officially, especially registering names in public records or legal documents.
Strong's G1449
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 10:17–20 Source Gloss
to write in
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To write or inscribe officially, especially registering names in public records or legal documents.
1. to mark in or on, to paint on , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to inscribe, write in or on , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., ἐγγεγραμμένος τι having something written on it, (Sophocles Tragicus); so Virgil flores inscripti nomina. 3. to enter in the public register , ἐγγρ. τὸν υἱὸν εἰς ἄνδρας (Demosthenes Orator):—;Pass., εἰς τοὺς δημότας ἐγγραφῆναι (Demosthenes Orator) 4. to enter on the judge's list, to indict , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 3:2 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐγγεγραμμένη eggegrammenh
I write, inscribe
Read verse 2 Corinthians 3:3 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐγγεγραμμένη eggegrammenh
I write, inscribe
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Perfect Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
are written
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐγγράφω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Salvation identity is secured in heaven. Luke 10:17–20
Canonical Themes
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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