ἐντυπόω
entypóō
G1795 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To impress, emboss, or engrave a figure, mark, or image onto a surface; to form, shape, or mold by stamping or imprinting. In broader contexts, can also mean to produce the impress or image of something, either physically (as with coinage or carvings) or figuratively (as in reproducing a likeness or pattern).
Semantic Range
to engrave, to emboss, to impress a figure or mark, to mold or shape by stamping, to imprint (physically or figuratively)
Root / Etymology
From ἐν (in, upon) + a derivative of τύπος (type, mark, impression, pattern), thus literally 'to make a type/mark in' or 'to imprint into'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In classical and Hellenistic Greek, ἐντυπόω is rare but aligns with related verbs around τύπος, referring to physically impressing or embossing an image or figure into a material (e.g., engraving a likeness onto coins or tablets, or marking objects with a pattern). In Koine usage, found for example in Philo and later patristic Greek, it can acquire more abstract senses: impressing a pattern, image, or even an idea. In the LXX or New Testament, it appears rarely, typically in settings describing the physical production of likenesses, such as images or graven figures. The semantic field is close to verbs like χαρακτέω ('to engrave, inscribe') but ἐντυπόω emphasizes the act of impressing or forming a relief pattern rather than merely incising. Most English Bible translations render the term with 'engrave' or 'emboss,' but these may fail to capture the nuance of both relief and general pattern-forming senses available in Greek.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from ἐν and a derivative of τύπος; to enstamp, i.e. engrave:--engrave.
Root Family
ἐντυπόω (entypoō) — to impress, to stamp, to engrave, to imprint, to form by marking
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1795-01 |
ἐντετυπωμένη | entetupomene | V PRF PASS PTCP NOM F SG |
engraved | having been engraved | having been engraved | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1795-01 |
2 Corinthians 3:7 | ἐντετυπωμένη | entetupomene | V PRF PASS PTCP NOM F SG |
engraved | having been engraved | having been engraved |