What does ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ): Written text officially inscribed on a surface, especially a formal declaration or title.
Greek · G1923
ἐπιγραφή
An inscription
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ἐπιγραφήG1923
Pronunciationepigraphḗ
What does ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ): Written text officially inscribed on a surface, especially a formal declaration or title.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1923?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include inscription (3), an inscription (1), inscribed (1).
Where does ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (2), Matthew (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 Itinscription3×Matthew 22:20, Mark 12:16, Luke 20:24
an inscription1×Luke 23:38
inscribed1×Mark 15:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:20ἐπιγραφήtoinscriptionNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 12:16ἐπιγραφήtoinscriptionNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 15:26ἐπιγραφὴtoinscribedNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 20:24ἐπιγραφήνtoinscriptionNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 23:38ἐπιγραφὴtoan inscriptionNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:20
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark2Luke2
Source forms
ἐπιγραφή2xepigraphēMatthew 22:20, Mark 12:16
ἐπιγραφὴ2xepigraphēMark 15:26, Luke 23:38
ἐπιγραφήν1xepigraphēnLuke 20:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular4xMatthew 22:20, Mark 12:16, Mark 15:26, Luke 23:38
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 20:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Written text officially inscribed on a surface, especially a formal declaration or title.
Strong'sG1923
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
an inscription
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:20Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐπιγραφή;epigrafh
an inscription, title
Read verseMark 12:16Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐπιγραφή;epigrafh
an inscription, title
Read verseMark 15:26Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐπιγραφὴepigrafh
an inscription, title
Read verseLuke 20:24Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐπιγραφήν;epigrafhn
an inscription, title
Read verseLuke 23:38Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐπιγραφὴepigrafh
an inscription, title
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternNominative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 22:20 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 15:26 · Luke 23:384×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 20:241×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 20:20–26ἐπιγραφήepigraphḗ
Inscription
Luke 23:32–38ἐπιγραφήepigraphḗ
Inscription, written notice
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπιγραφή is built from this root:
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