What does ἀπογράφω (apográphō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπογράφω (apográphō): Official enrollment or registration in a census, particularly of persons for taxation or administrative purposes.
Greek · G583
ἀπογράφω
To register
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ἀπογράφωG583
Pronunciationapográphō
What does ἀπογράφω (apográphō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπογράφω (apográphō): Official enrollment or registration in a census, particularly of persons for taxation or administrative purposes.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G583?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [He went there] to register (1), enrolled (1), that a census should be taken (1), to register (1).
Where does ἀπογράφω (apográphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Hebrews (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[He went there] to register1×Luke 2:5
enrolled1×Hebrews 12:23
that a census should be taken1×Luke 2:1
to register1×Luke 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:1ἀπογράφεσθαιtothat a census should be takenVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveLuke 2:3ἀπογράφεσθαιtoto registerVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveLuke 2:5ἀπογράψασθαιto[He went there] to registerVerb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleHebrews 12:23ἀπογεγραμμένωνtoenrolledVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Luke3Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀπογράφεσθαι2xapographesthaiLuke 2:1, Luke 2:3
ἀπογεγραμμένων1xapogegrammenōnHebrews 12:23
ἀπογράψασθαι1xapograpsasthaiLuke 2:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive2xLuke 2:1, Luke 2:3
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle1xLuke 2:5
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1xHebrews 12:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Official enrollment or registration in a census, particularly of persons for taxation or administrative purposes.
Strong'sG583
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to register
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Official enrollment or registration in a census, particularly of persons for taxation or administrative purposes.
1to write out, copy.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:1Verb Present Middle or Passive Infinitive
ἀπογράφεσθαιapografesqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verseLuke 2:3Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἀπογράφεσθαι,apografesqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verseLuke 2:5Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἀπογράψασθαιapograyasqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verseHebrews 12:23Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀπογεγραμμένων,apogegrammenwn
I enroll, inscribe in a register
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 groups2Aligned forms4TensesPresent, Aorist, PerfectVoicesMiddle, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Present MiddleLuke 2:1 · Luke 2:32×
Aorist MiddleLuke 2:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect PassiveHeb 12:231×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2perfect1aorist1
Voice
middle3passive1
Mood
infinitive3participle1
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
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 2:1–7ἀπογράφεσθαιapográphō
To register, enroll
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.