Strong's Lexicon
G583 — ἀπογράφω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G583 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπογράφω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and G1125 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | apographo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-og-raf'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to write off (a copy or list), i.e. enrol |
| KJV Renderings: | tax, write |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπογράφω: middle (present infinitive ἀπογράφεσθαι); 1 aorist infinitive ἀπογράψασθαι; (perfect passive participle ἀπογεγραμμενος; from Herodotus down);
a. to write off, copy (from some pattern).
b. to enter in a register or records; specifically, to enter in the public records the names of men, their property and income, to enroll (cf. ἀπογραφή, b.); middle to have oneself registered, to enroll oneself (Winer’s Grammar, § 38, 3): Luk 2:1; Luk 2:3; Luk 2:5; passive οἱ ἐν οὐρανοῖς ἀπογεγράμμενοι those whose names are inscribed in the heavenly register, Heb 12:23 (the reference is to the dead already received into the heavenly city, the figure being drawn from civil communities on earth, whose citizens are enrolled in a register).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπογράφω (tax)
Luke 2:1
- KJV: And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed
- GK: εγένετο δε εν ταις ημέραις εκείναις εξήλθε δόγμα παρά Καίσαρος Αυγούστου απογράφεσθαι πάσαν την οικουμένην
Luke 2:3
- KJV: And all went to be taxed every one into his own city
- GK: και επορεύοντο πάντες απογράφεσθαι έκαστος εις την ιδίαν πόλιν
Luke 2:5
- KJV: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife being great with child
- GK: απογράψασθαι συν Μαριάμ τη μεμνηστευμένη αυτώ γυναικί ούση εγκύω
Hebrews 12:23
- KJV: To the general assembly and church of the firstborn which are written in heaven and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect
- GK: πανηγύρει και εκκλησία πρωτοτόκων εν ουρανοίς απογεγραμμένων και κριτή θεώ πάντων και πνεύματι δικαίων τετελειωμένων