To announce
ἀπαγγέλλωStrong’s G0518apangellō
Appears in 47 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apangellō is the Greek word usually translated “reported”, “related” and “told”. It appears in 47 verses of the New Testament.
“And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”
Meaning
Usually translated “reported”, “related” and “told”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- reported 7
- they related 3
- they told 3
- to report 3
- he reported 3
- do relate 2
- told 2
- we proclaim 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 15
- Luke 11
- Matthew 9
- Mark 5
- John 2
- 1 John 2
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
- Matthew 11:4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
- Matthew 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- Matthew 14:12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
- Matthew 28:8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
- Matthew 28:9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
All 47 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἀπαγγέλλω apangellō · to announce
ἀπ-αγγέλλω [in LXX chiefly for נָגַד hi. ;] of a messenger, speaker, or writer, to report, announce, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Act.4:23, al.; with dative of person(s), Mat.2:8, al.; before ὃτι, Luk.18:37; πῶς, Luk.8:36; περί, Luk.7:18 13:1, Act.28:21, 1Th.1:9; λέγων, Act.22:26; with accusative and inf., Act.12:14; before εἰς, Mrk.5:14, Luk.8:34 (MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 25) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “announce” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ANNOUNCE, verb transitive
announs'. [Latin annuncio, to deliver a message, of ad and nuncio, to tell from nuncius, a messenger.]
- To publish; to proclaim; to give notice, or first notice; as, the birth of Christ was announced by an angel.
- To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.