Midvash

ἐπαγγελίαepangelía

an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)

Greek (New Testament) · G1860

Meanings

1. a summons (as Attic law-term, Dem., and elsewhere).

2. a promise: Acts 23:21; especially in NT of the divine promises, Acts 7:17, Romans 4:14, Romans 4:16, Romans 9:4, Galatians 3:17, Galatians 3:18, Galatians 3:21, Galatians 4:23, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:17, 2 Peter 3:9; with infinitive, Hebrews 4:1; γίνεται, etc., with dative of person, Acts 2:39, Romans 4:13, Galatians 3:16; followed by πρός, Acts 13:32, Acts 26:6; έπαγγέλεσθαι τὴν ἐ., 1 John 2:25; ἔχειν ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:1; εἷναι νἐ έπαγγελίᾳ, Ephesians 6:2; ἡ γῆ τῆς ἐ., Hebrews 11:9; τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐ., Romans 9:8, Galatians 4:28; τ. πνεῦμα τῆς ἐ. τ. ἅγιον, Ephesians 1:13; αἱ διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐ., Ephesians 2:12; ἡ ἐ. τ. θεοῦ, Romans 4:20; plural, 2 Corinthians 1:20; αἱ ἐ. τ. πατέρων, Romans 15:8; with genitive object, τ. ζωῆς, 1 Timothy 4:8; τ. παρουσίας αὐτοῦ, 2 Peter 3:4; κατ ̓ ἐπαγγελίαν, Acts 13:23, Galatians 3:29, 2 Timothy 1:1; δι ̓ ἐπαγγελίας, Galatians 3:18; συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐ., Ephesians 3:6; λόγος ἐπαγγελίας, Romans 9:9. By by metonymy (cf. ἐλπίς), of a promised blessing: Luke 24:49, Acts 1:14, Galatians 3:22, Hebrews 6:12, Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 6:17, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 11:13, Hebrews 11:33, Hebrews 11:39; with genitive epexeg., Acts 2:33, Galatians 3:14, Hebrews 9:15.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 52 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 24:49 “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
  • Acts 1:4 Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before.
  • Acts 2:33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
  • Acts 2:39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
  • Acts 7:17 “As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
  • Acts 13:23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.