To profess
ἐπαγγέλλωStrong’s G1861epangellō
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epangellō is the Greek word usually translated “has promised”, “promised” and “professing”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”
Meaning
Usually translated “has promised”, “promised” and “professing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he has promised 3
- he promised 2
- professing 2
- promised 2
- having promised 2
- they promised 1
- promise has been made 1
- having made his promise 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 4
- 1 Timothy 2
- James 2
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
10 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:21In contextWhich some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
- Titus 1:2In contextIn hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- 2 Peter 2:19In contextWhile they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
- Mark 14:11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
- Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
- Romans 4:21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Greek dictionary
ἐπαγγέλλω epangellō · to profess
ἐπ-αγγέλλω [in LXX: Est.4:8 (אָמַר), Pro.13:12, Wis.2:13, al. ;] 1. to announce, proclaim. 2. (a) to promise; (b) to profess. Mid., also frequently in both these senses; (with) to promise: with dab. of person(s), Heb.6:13; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.4:21, Tit.1:2; with dative of person(s) and accusative of thing(s), Jas.1:12 2:5, 2Pe.2:19; ἐπαγγελίαν, 1Jn.2:25; with inf., Mrk.14:11, Act.7:5; before λέγων, Heb.12:26; ptcp., Heb.10:23 11:11; (d) to profess: θεοσέβειαν, 1Ti.2:10; γνῶσιν, 1Ti.6:21. Pass., Gal.3:19 (cf. προ-επαγγέλλω; and see Cremer, 26).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “profess” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROFESS', verb intransitive
To declare friendship. [Not in use.]
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.