ἐπιγράφωepigráphō
to write upon, inscribe: Mark 15:26, Acts 17:23, Revelation 21:12; figuratively, Hebrews 8:10 (LXX) Hebrews 10:16 (ib).
Greek (New Testament) · G1924
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- γράφωgráphō · G1125to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
- ἐπιγραφήepigraphḗ · G1923an inscription
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Mark 15:26 A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”
- Acts 17:23 for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
- Hebrews 8:10 But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Hebrews 10:16 “This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
- Revelation 21:12 The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.