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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ἀπογράφω G583
Pronunciation apográphō
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 register 1× Luke 2:5
enrolled 1× Hebrews 12:23
that a census should be taken 1× Luke 2:1
to register 1× Luke 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:1 ἀπογράφεσθαι to that a census should be taken Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Luke 2:3 ἀπογράφεσθαι to to register Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Luke 2:5 ἀπογράψασθαι to [He went there] to register Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Hebrews 12:23 ἀπογεγραμμένων to enrolled Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀπογράφεσθαι 2x apographesthai Luke 2:1, Luke 2:3
ἀπογεγραμμένων 1x apogegrammenōn Hebrews 12:23
ἀπογράψασθαι 1x apograpsasthai Luke 2:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 2x Luke 2:1, Luke 2:3
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Luke 2:5
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 12:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Official enrollment or registration in a census, particularly of persons for taxation or administrative purposes.
Strong's G583
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to register
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 2:1 Verb Present Middle or Passive Infinitive
ἀπογράφεσθαι apografesqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verse Luke 2:3 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἀπογράφεσθαι, apografesqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verse Luke 2:5 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἀπογράψασθαι apograyasqai
I enroll, inscribe in a register
Read verse Hebrews 12:23 Verb 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Aorist, Perfect Voices Middle, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Middle Luke 2:1 · Luke 2:3 2×
Aorist Middle Luke 2:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive Heb 12:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 perfect 1 aorist 1
Voice
middle 3 passive 1
Mood
infinitive 3 participle 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
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 2:1–7 ἀπογράφεσθαι apográphō
To register, enroll
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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