To announce
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Apangellō means to report, announce, or tell, usually carrying information from an event or speaker to people who need to receive it. The selected passages show that reports can serve very different purposes.
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Apangellō means to report, announce, or tell, usually carrying information from an event or speaker to people who need to receive it. The selected passages show that reports can serve very different purposes.
The BSB source-word alignment has 46 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] reported (3), reported (3), to tell (3), [and] announced (2), [and] report (2).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (15), Luke (11), Matthew (8), Mark (5).
Apangellō means to report, announce, or tell, usually carrying information from an event or speaker to people who need to receive it. The selected passages show that reports can serve very different purposes. Herod requests information in order to pursue the child Jesus. Mary Magdalene announces the resurrection to grieving disciples. The Emmaus witnesses report what happened on the road.
Roman officers convey the magistrates' decision to Paul. First John announces apostolic testimony so hearers may share fellowship. The verb does not guarantee that a report is true, benevolent, or gospel-centered. Its theological weight comes from the message, the messenger's relation to the event, and the response sought. Faithful Christian announcing is accountable to what God has actually done and revealed in Christ.
Apangellō traces communication from witnessed or received events to intended hearers. Herod's deceptive request, resurrection testimony, administrative reporting, and apostolic proclamation show that the act of reporting is morally shaped by its content, purpose, and faithfulness.
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Matthew 2:8 places apangellō in Herod's secret plan: the magi are to report the child's location. His stated desire to worship masks murderous intent, warning that religious language can corrupt a request for information.
She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
Mark 16:10 says Mary Magdalene went and reported to those who had been with Jesus as they mourned and wept. The announcement confronts grief with resurrection news, even before the hearers respond faithfully.
And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
Luke 24:9 describes the women returning from the tomb and reporting these things to the Eleven and the rest. Their message is grounded in the empty tomb and angelic reminder of Jesus' words.
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
Acts 16:38 has the officers report Paul's Roman citizenship to the magistrates. The administrative message produces fear and forces public acknowledgment of an unlawful beating.
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
First John 1:3 announces what the apostles have seen and heard so that readers may have fellowship with them, a fellowship shared with the Father and His Son.
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Greek word. To report or declare something to someone, emphasizing the messenger's role in conveying information.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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How this verb appears across 45 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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ἀπαγγέλλω is built from these roots:
It highlights that faith comes through receiving a specific witness about Christ. The apostles are not offering speculation but delivering a report grounded in encounter and commission.1 John 1:1-4
Apangellō highlights the relational movement of news. Something has happened or been heard, a messenger bears responsibility for conveying it, and hearers must decide how to respond. Scripture includes deceptive, administrative, and saving reports, so the verb itself cannot certify a message. Herod cloaks violence in worshipful language. Officials relay facts that expose injustice.
The women and Mary Magdalene carry resurrection news into rooms filled with grief and disbelief. First John states the apostolic aim with special clarity: what was seen and heard is announced so others may enter shared fellowship with the Father and the Son. Christian witness should therefore be truthful, event-grounded, and Christ-centered. It neither invents spiritual experiences nor manipulates hearers.
It faithfully tells what God has made known and trusts Him with the reception.
1John.1.3
Apangellō combines apo with angellō and commonly means to carry back or announce a report. The prefix should not be pressed mechanically; narrative roles normally show whether the messenger reports back, publicly announces, or simply tells.
Old Testament messengers report battle outcomes, royal decisions, judgment, and deliverance, while prophets announce the word entrusted to them. The New Testament's climactic report concerns the witnessed death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.