To announce
προκηρύσσωStrong’s G4296prokērussō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prokērussō is the Greek word usually translated “when was proclaiming”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.”
Meaning
Usually translated “when was proclaiming”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- when was proclaiming 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προκηρύσσω prokērussō · to announce
προ-κηρύσσω 1. to proclaim by herald. 2. Of one who acts as a herald, to proclaim: Act.13:24.† (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.