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ἐπαγγελία

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine52 occurrences11 books50 verses

Definition

ἐπ-αγγελία, -ας, ἡ

(ἐπαγγέλλω), [in LXX: Psalm 56:8 (סֵפֶר), etc. ;]

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

2. a promise (Dem., Arist., al.): Acts 23:21; esp. in NT of the divine promises, Acts 7:17, Romans 4:14, 16, Romans 9:4, Galatians 3:17-18, 21; 4:23, Hebrews 8:6; 11:9, 17, 2 Peter 3:9; with inf., Hebrews 4:1; γίνεται, etc., with dative of person(s), Acts 2:39, Romans 4:13, Galatians 3:16; before πρός, Acts 13:32; 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; pl., 2 Corinthians 1:20; αἱ ἐ. τ. πατέρων, Romans 15:8; with genitive obj., τ. ζωῆς (see Dalman, Words, 103), 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 meton. (cf. ἐλπίς), of a promised blessing: Luke 24:49, Acts 1:14, Galatians 3:22, Hebrews 6:12-17; 10:36; 11:13, 33; 11:39; with genitive epexeg., Acts 2:33, Galatians 3:14, Hebrews 9:15 (Cremer, 27).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

52 total
  1. Luke 24:49ἐπαγγελίαν · promise
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  2. Acts 1:4ἐπαγγελίαν · promised
    And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
  3. Acts 2:33ἐπαγγελίαν · promised
    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  4. Acts 2:39ἐπαγγελία · promise
    This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
  5. Acts 7:17ἐπαγγελίας · [to fulfill] His promise
    As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
  6. Acts 13:23ἐπαγγελίαν · He promised
    From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
  7. Acts 13:32ἐπαγγελίαν · [What God] promised
    And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
  8. Acts 23:21ἐπαγγελίαν · consent
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  9. Acts 26:6ἐπαγγελίας · promise [that]
    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
  10. Romans 4:13ἐπαγγελία · promise
    For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  11. Romans 4:14ἐπαγγελία · promise
    For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
  12. Romans 4:16ἐπαγγελίαν · [it]
    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  13. Romans 4:20ἐπαγγελίαν · promise
    Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
  14. Romans 9:4ἐπαγγελίαι · promises
    …the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
  15. Romans 9:8ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
  16. Romans 9:9ἐπαγγελίας · [the] promise
    For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
  17. Romans 15:8ἐπαγγελίας · promises made
    For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
  18. 2 Corinthians 1:20ἐπαγγελίαι · [the] promises
    For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:1ἐπαγγελίας · promises
    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  20. Galatians 3:14ἐπαγγελίαν · promise
    He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
  21. Galatians 3:16ἐπαγγελίαι · promises
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  22. Galatians 3:17ἐπαγγελίαν · promise
    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
  23. Galatians 3:18ἐπαγγελίας · a promise; ἐπαγγελίας · a promise
    For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
  24. Galatians 3:21ἐπαγγελιῶν · promises
    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
  25. Galatians 3:22ἐπαγγελία · promise
    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
  26. Galatians 3:29ἐπαγγελίαν · [the] promise
    And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
  27. Galatians 4:23ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
  28. Galatians 4:28ἐπαγγελίας · of promise
    Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
  29. Ephesians 1:13ἐπαγγελίας · promised
    And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  30. Ephesians 2:12ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    …remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  31. Ephesians 3:6ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  32. Ephesians 6:2ἐπαγγελίᾳ · a promise)
    “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
  33. 1 Timothy 4:8ἐπαγγελίαν · promise
    For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
  34. 2 Timothy 1:1ἐπαγγελίαν · [the] promise
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  35. Hebrews 4:1ἐπαγγελίας · [ while ] the promise
    Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
  36. Hebrews 6:12ἐπαγγελίας · what has been promised
    Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  37. Hebrews 6:15ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
  38. Hebrews 6:17ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  39. Hebrews 7:6ἐπαγγελίας · promises
    But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
  40. Hebrews 8:6ἐπαγγελίαις · promises
    Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
  41. Hebrews 9:15ἐπαγγελίαν · promised
    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  42. Hebrews 10:36ἐπαγγελίαν · He has promised
    You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
  43. Hebrews 11:9ἐπαγγελίας · promised; ἐπαγγελίας · promise
    By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
  44. Hebrews 11:13ἐπαγγελίας · they were promised
    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  45. Hebrews 11:17ἐπαγγελίας · promises
    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
  46. Hebrews 11:33ἐπαγγελιῶν · what was promised
    …who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
  47. Hebrews 11:39ἐπαγγελίαν · promised
    These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
  48. 2 Peter 3:4ἐπαγγελία · promise
    “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”