Inscription
ἐπιγραφήStrong’s G1923epigraphē
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epigraphē is the Greek word usually translated “inscription”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?”
Meaning
Usually translated “inscription”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- inscription 4
- an inscription 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
- Mark 15:26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 20:24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
- Luke 23:38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιγραφή epigraphē · inscription
ἐπι-γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιγράφω), an inscription: Mat.22:20, Mrk.12:16 15:26, Luk.20:24 23:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inscription” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INSCRIP'TION, noun
[Latin inscriptio. See Inscribe.]
- Something written or engraved to communicate knowledge to after ages; any character, word, line or sentence written or engraved on a solid substance for duration; as inscriptions on monuments, called epitaphs, on pillars, etc.
- A title.
- An address or consignment of a book to a person, as a mark of respect, or an invitation of patronage.
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.