verb
anangelamō
Strong’sG312
I announce, make known, report
stem anangel-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Report, bring back word — to carry back news or tidings to someone, especially word of what has happened 13. This is the older, original sense of the word 1.
Announce, declare, make known, proclaim — to tell or make something known, without the specific sense of "bringing back" a report 1234. Abbott-Smith notes this later use functions the same as apangellō ("to report, announce") 1. Strong's adds that it can also carry the sense of rehearsing or showing something in detail 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀν-αγγέλλω,
[in LXX chiefly for נגד hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G312 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(see. ἀγγέλλω) carry back tidings of, report, τι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ἁλία, of valuers, Refs 2nd c.BC+: with participle, tell of person doing, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ὡς ἀνηγγέλθη τεθνεώςRefs 1st c.AD+
II proclaim, τοὺς στεφάνουςRefs:—passive, of rewards, ἀνηγγέλθαι αὐτῷ ἀργύριονRefs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anangelanōἀναγγέλλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | declare | 1× |
| anangelaleἀνήγγελλον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | reported | 1× |
| anangelatiἀναγγελεῖ | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | declare | 4× |
| anangelataἀνήγγειλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | told | 1× |
| anangelalaἀνήγγειλάν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | reported | 1× |
| anangelitaἀνηγγέλη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | told | 2× |
| anangelaraἀναγγεῖλαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | declaring | 2× |
| anangelarōntosἀναγγέλλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | told | 1× |
| anangelarōntoisἀναγγέλλοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | disclosing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 10 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelamō | anangelame | anangelami | anangelama | anangelamē | anangelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelasō | anangelase | anangelasi | anangelasa | anangelasē | anangelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelatō | anangelate | anangelati4×ἀναγγελεῖ | anangelata1×ἀνήγγειλεν | anangelatē | anangelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anangelanō1×ἀναγγέλλομεν | anangelane | anangelani | anangelana | anangelanē | anangelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelavō | anangelave | anangelavi | anangelava | anangelavē | anangelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelalō | anangelale1×ἀνήγγελλον | anangelali | anangelala1×ἀνήγγειλάν | anangelalē | anangelalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelomō | anangelome | anangelomē | anangelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelosō | anangelose | anangelosē | anangeloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelotō | anangelote | anangelotē | anangelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anangelonō | anangelone | anangelonē | anangelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelovō | anangelove | anangelovē | anangelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelolō | anangelole | anangelolē | anangelolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelimi | anangelima |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelisi | anangelisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangeliti | anangelita2×ἀνηγγέλη |
| we 1st person plural | anangelini | anangelina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelivi | anangeliva |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelili | anangelila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelameiō | anangelameia | anangelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelaseiō | anangelaseia | anangelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelateiō | anangelateia | anangelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anangelaneiō | anangelaneia | anangelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelaveiō | anangelaveia | anangelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelaleiō | anangelaleia | anangelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelomeiō | anangelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anangeloseiō | anangeloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangeloteiō | anangeloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anangeloneiō | anangeloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangeloveiō | anangeloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anangeloleiō | anangeloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anangeliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangeliteia |
| we 1st person plural | anangelineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangeliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anangelasōr | anangelasar | anangelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelatōr | anangelatar | anangelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelavōr | anangelavar | anangelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelalōr | anangelalar | anangelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anangelosōr | anangelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelotōr | anangelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelovōr | anangelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelolōr | anangelolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anangelisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelamoiō | anangelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelasoiō | anangelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelatoiō | anangelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anangelanoiō | anangelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelavoiō | anangelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anangelaloiō | anangelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anangelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anangeloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anangelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anangelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anangelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anangelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anangelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anangeliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anangelarō | anangelari | anangelara2×ἀναγγεῖλαι | anangelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anangelorō | anangelorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | anangeliri | anangelira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anangelarōntos2×ἀναγγέλλων | anangelarintos | anangelarantos | anangelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anangelorōntos | anangelorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anangelirintos | anangelirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anangel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
anangelanō“declare”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 John 1:5“declare”… angelias han akouanē apo autou kai anangelanō vi, hoti tos theos fōtem atō …… is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness …
anangelale“reported”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 14:27paragenerantois de kai sunagarantois tan ekklēsan anangelale hoseim poiata tos theos meta autoiu …… they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through …
anangelati“declare”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular4×
John 4:25“proclaim”… tos legorōntos christos; hotan erchateia ekeinos, anangelati ni hapanteim.… that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
John 16:13… hoseim akouati lalati, kai teim erchorōnteim anangelati vi.… what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
John 16:14“declare”… hoti ek teu ēmeu labeti kai anangelati vi.… by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
John 16:15“declare”… hoti ek teu ēmeu labatō kai anangelati vi.… I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
anangelata“told”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 5:15aperchata tos anthrōpos kai anangelata toi Ioudaioi hoti Iēsus atō tos …And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus …
anangelala“reported”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 15:4… kai toiu apostoloiu kai toiu presbuteroiu, anangelala tē hoseim tos theos poiata meta …… apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through …
anangelita“told”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 15:21alla kathōs grafotē; Hoi ouk anangelita peri autou horeli, kai hois ouk …… is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those …
1 Peter 1:12… vi de diakonale auteim, heim nun anangelita vi dia toiu euangelizerantoiu vin pneume …… when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel …
anangelara“declaring”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Acts 20:20“proclaiming”… oudenem hupostelema teiu sumferarōnteiu teu mē anangelara vi kai didaskara vin dēmosia kai …I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house …
Acts 20:27ouk gar hupostelema teu mē anangelara pantan tan boulan tou theou vi.… I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of …
anangelarōntos“told”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 7:7… ta paraklēsia ha parakalita epi vi, anangelarōntos ni tan vu epipothēsian, ton vu …… he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning …
anangelarōntois“disclosing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 19:18… tē toiu pisteuarēntoiu erchole exomologorōntois kai anangelarōntois tain praxiain autoiu.… believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.