ἀπαγγέλλω (G518) — Greek Lexicon

ἀπαγγέλλω

apangéllō

G518 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To report, announce, or convey information from one party to another, typically with the implication of transmitting a message or making something known. The term emphasizes the act of relaying or communicating information received elsewhere, whether verbally or in writing. In various contexts, it encompasses senses such as recounting, informing, proclaiming, or making known.

Semantic Range

to report, to announce, to declare, to inform, to bring word, to relay news, to proclaim, to make known, to recount

Root / Etymology

From ἀπό ('from, away from') and the base of ἀγγέλλω ('to announce, proclaim'), itself related to ἄγγελος ('messenger'). Thus, ἀπαγγέλλω literally means 'to announce from' or 'to report from' someone or somewhere else.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἀπαγγέλλω commonly means 'to report' or 'to announce,' often in connection with messenger activity or official communications (e.g., Herodotus, Thucydides). In the Septuagint, it frequently translates Hebrew verbs for telling, declaring, or reporting, spanning contexts from eyewitness accounts to divine oracles. In the New Testament, it is regularly used for relaying news, declarations, or testimony, whether ordinary or concerning significant revelations. The nuance is typically that of communicating received information onward, sometimes implying a witness or official report. English translations usually render it as 'announce,' 'report,' 'declare,' or 'tell,' but the term's emphasis on communication from a source is not always explicit. It is distinct from εὐαγγελίζομαι ('to proclaim good news') and παραγγέλλω ('to instruct or command').

Translation Consistency

primary "report" 45 occurrences

'Report' best matches the primary and most common English renderings in the corpus (reported/report) and naturally covers the SILEX range (to inform, relay, announce, make known, recount). It is simple, natural-sounding, and can be inflected consistently for all forms of ἀπαγγέλλω.

Alternatives (1 occurrence):

"declared" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀπό and the base of ἄγγελος; to announce:--bring word (again), declare, report, shew (again), tell.

Root Family

ἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō) — to announce, to report, to bring a message

Root ἀγγελ- to announce, to report, to bring a message

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G518-11`	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported	16
`G518-12`	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	reported	he reported	he reported	10
`G518-02`	ἀπαγγείλατέ	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	report	Report it	Report it	5
`G518-01`	ἀπαγγεῖλαι	apaggeilai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to tell	to report	to report	3
`G518-05`	ἀπαγγέλλομεν	apaggellomen	`V PRS ACT IND 1P PL`	we declare	we report	we report	2
`G518-10`	ἀπαγγελῶ	apaggelo	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I will proclaim	I will report	I will report	2
`G518-03`	ἀπάγγειλον	apaggeilon	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	tell	Report!	Report	1
`G518-07`	ἀπαγγέλλοντας	apaggellontas	`V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M PL`	who will tell	reporting	reporting	1
`G518-04`	ἀπαγγελεῖ	apaggelei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	he shall shew	he/she/it will report	he will report	1
`G518-13`	ἀπηγγέλη	apeggele	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	it was told	was reported	was reported	1
`G518-09`	ἀπαγγέλλουσιν	apaggellousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	report	they report	they report	1
`G518-06`	ἀπαγγέλλων	apaggellon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	reporting	the one reporting	the one reporting	1
`G518-08`	ἀπαγγέλλοντες	apaggellontes	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	reporting	announcing ones	reporting	1
`G518-14`	ἀπήγγελλον	apeggellon	`V IMPF ACT IND 1P SG`	I declared	I was reporting	I was reporting	1

Occurrences in Scripture

46 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G518-02`	Matthew 2:8	ἀπαγγείλατέ	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	report	Report it	Report it
`G518-11`	Matthew 8:33	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-02`	Matthew 11:4	ἀπαγγείλατε	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	report	Report it	Report it
`G518-04`	Matthew 12:18	ἀπαγγελεῖ	apaggelei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	he shall shew	he/she/it will report	he will report
`G518-11`	Matthew 14:12	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	told	they reported	they reported
`G518-01`	Matthew 28:8	ἀπαγγεῖλαι	apaggeilai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to tell	to report	to report
`G518-02`	Matthew 28:10	ἀπαγγείλατε	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	tell	Report it	Report it
`G518-11`	Matthew 28:11	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	Mark 5:14	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	told	they reported	they reported
`G518-03`	Mark 5:19	ἀπάγγειλον	apaggeilon	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P SG`	tell	Report!	Report
`G518-11`	Mark 6:30	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	told	they reported	they reported
`G518-12`	Mark 16:10	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	told	he reported	reported
`G518-11`	Mark 16:13	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	told	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	Luke 7:18	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-02`	Luke 7:22	ἀπαγγείλατε	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	report	Report it	Report it
`G518-13`	Luke 8:20	ἀπηγγέλη	apeggele	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	it was told	was reported	was reported
`G518-11`	Luke 8:34	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	Luke 8:36	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-12`	Luke 8:47	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	she declared	he reported	she declared
`G518-11`	Luke 9:36	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-08`	Luke 13:1	ἀπαγγέλλοντες	apaggellontes	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL`	reporting	announcing ones	reporting
`G518-12`	Luke 14:21	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	reported	he reported	reported
`G518-11`	Luke 18:37	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they told	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	Luke 24:9	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	John 4:51	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	told	they reported	they reported
`G518-10`	John 16:25	ἀπαγγελῶ	apaggelo	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I will tell	I will report	I will report
`G518-11`	Acts 4:23	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-11`	Acts 5:22	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	they reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-12`	Acts 5:25	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	reported	he reported	reported
`G518-12`	Acts 11:13	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	he reported	he reported	he reported
`G518-12`	Acts 12:14	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	announced	he reported	she reported
`G518-02`	Acts 12:17	ἀπαγγείλατε	apaggeilate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	report	Report it	Report it
`G518-07`	Acts 15:27	ἀπαγγέλλοντας	apaggellontas	`V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M PL`	who will tell	reporting	reporting
`G518-12`	Acts 16:36	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	reported	he reported	he reported
`G518-11`	Acts 16:38	ἀπήγγειλαν	apeggeilan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	reported	they reported	they reported
`G518-12`	Acts 22:26	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	told	he reported	he reported
`G518-12`	Acts 23:16	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	told	he reported	he reported
`G518-01`	Acts 23:17	ἀπαγγεῖλαί	apaggeilai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to tell	to report	to report
`G518-01`	Acts 23:19	ἀπαγγεῖλαί	apaggeilai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to tell	to report	to report
`G518-14`	Acts 26:20	ἀπήγγελλον	apeggellon	`V IMPF ACT IND 1P SG`	I declared	I was reporting	I was reporting
`G518-12`	Acts 28:21	ἀπήγγειλεν	apeggeilen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	reported	he reported	he reported
`G518-06`	1 Corinthians 14:25	ἀπαγγέλλων	apaggellon	`V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG`	reporting	the one reporting	the one reporting
`G518-09`	1 Thessalonians 1:9	ἀπαγγέλλουσιν	apaggellousin	`V PRS ACT IND 3P PL`	report	they report	they report
`G518-10`	Hebrews 2:12	ἀπαγγελῶ	apaggelo	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I will proclaim	I will report	I will report
`G518-05`	1 John 1:2	ἀπαγγέλλομεν	apaggellomen	`V PRS ACT IND 1P PL`	we declare	we report	we report
`G518-05`	1 John 1:3	ἀπαγγέλλομεν	apaggellomen	`V PRS ACT IND 1P PL`	we declare	we report	we report

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