verb
apangelamō
Strong’sG518
I report, bring a report, announce
stem apangel-45 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books14 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 word, announce. The word describes a messenger, speaker, or writer passing on news or information to someone else - telling them what has happened, what was said, or what was seen 124. It is used with a person told (in the dative) and the thing told (in the accusative), and can be followed by that clauses, indirect questions like how, or phrases with about / concerning 1. In wider Greek usage it likewise covers bringing tidings or a report back to someone, and can extend to describing or narrating something in speech or writing 3.
In some Old Testament Greek usage the word also carries the distinct sense of explaining or interpreting, as in giving the meaning of a dream or a riddle 3.
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
ἀπ-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 G518 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -αγγελῶ, Ionic dialect -έωRefs 4th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἀπαγγ-ήγγειλα: perfect -ήγγελκαRefs 1st c.AD+:—passive, perfect -ήγγελμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist -ηγγέλθηνRefs 5th c.BC+ later -ηγγέλην Refs 1st c.AD+
1 of a messenger, bring tidings, report, τινί τιRefs 8th c.BC+; τὰ παρά τινοςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἡδονάς, φόνον, Refs 5th c.BC+bring back tidings, report in answer, Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, ἐξ ὧν.. ἀπηγγέλλετό μοι as he was reported to me, Refs 4th c.BC+participle, ἀπηγγέλθη.. ὁ νέκυς ἐκκεκλεμμένος was reported to have been stolen away, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of a speaker or writer, report, relate, ὄψις ἀπαγγέλλειRefs 4th c.BC+; describe, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 recite, declaim, Refs
II explain, interpret, a dream or riddle, LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apangelanōἀπαγγέλλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | proclaim | 2× |
| apangelalōἀπαγγέλλουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | report | 1× |
| apangelameἀπήγγελλον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | declared | 1× |
| apangelamiἀπαγγελῶ | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | tell | 2× |
| apangelatiἀπαγγελεῖ | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | proclaim | 1× |
| apangelataἀπήγγειλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | reported | 10× |
| apangelalaἀπήγγειλαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | reported | 15× |
| apangelitaἀπηγγέλη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | told | 1× |
| apangelasarἀπάγγειλον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | tell | 1× |
| apangelavarἀπαγγείλατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | tell | 5× |
| apangelaraἀπαγγεῖλαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | report | 3× |
| apangelarōntosἀπαγγέλλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | proclaiming | 1× |
| apangelarōntoisἀπαγγέλλοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | told | 1× |
| apangelarōntoinἀπαγγέλλοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | report | 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, 33 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 | apangelamō | apangelame1×ἀπήγγελλον | apangelami2×ἀπαγγελῶ | apangelama | apangelamē | apangelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelasō | apangelase | apangelasi | apangelasa | apangelasē | apangelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelatō | apangelate | apangelati1×ἀπαγγελεῖ | apangelata10×ἀπήγγειλεν | apangelatē | apangelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apangelanō2×ἀπαγγέλλομεν | apangelane | apangelani | apangelana | apangelanē | apangelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelavō | apangelave | apangelavi | apangelava | apangelavē | apangelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelalō1×ἀπαγγέλλουσιν | apangelale | apangelali | apangelala15×ἀπήγγειλαν | apangelalē | apangelalelē |
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 | apangelomō | apangelome | apangelomē | apangelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelosō | apangelose | apangelosē | apangeloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelotō | apangelote | apangelotē | apangelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apangelonō | apangelone | apangelonē | apangelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelovō | apangelove | apangelovē | apangelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelolō | apangelole | apangelolē | apangelolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelimi | apangelima |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelisi | apangelisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangeliti | apangelita1×ἀπηγγέλη |
| we 1st person plural | apangelini | apangelina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelivi | apangeliva |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelili | apangelila |
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 | apangelameiō | apangelameia | apangelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelaseiō | apangelaseia | apangelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelateiō | apangelateia | apangelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apangelaneiō | apangelaneia | apangelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelaveiō | apangelaveia | apangelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelaleiō | apangelaleia | apangelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelomeiō | apangelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apangeloseiō | apangeloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangeloteiō | apangeloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apangeloneiō | apangeloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangeloveiō | apangeloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apangeloleiō | apangeloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apangeliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangeliteia |
| we 1st person plural | apangelineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangeliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apangelasōr | apangelasar1×ἀπάγγειλον | apangelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelatōr | apangelatar | apangelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelavōr | apangelavar5×ἀπαγγείλατε | apangelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelalōr | apangelalar | apangelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apangelosōr | apangelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelotōr | apangelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelovōr | apangelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelolōr | apangelolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apangelisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelivar |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelamoiō | apangelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelasoiō | apangelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelatoiō | apangelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apangelanoiō | apangelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelavoiō | apangelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apangelaloiō | apangelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apangelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apangeloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apangelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apangelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apangelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apangelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apangelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apangeliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apangelarō | apangelari | apangelara3×ἀπαγγεῖλαί | apangelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apangelorō | apangelorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apangeliri | apangelira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apangelarōntos3×ἀπαγγέλλων | apangelarintos | apangelarantos | apangelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apangelorōntos | apangelorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apangelirintos | apangelirantos |
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
apangel 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.
45 occurrences, every one of them listed
apangelanō“proclaim”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural2×
1 John 1:2… fanerita, kai horanē kai marturanō kai apangelanō vi tan zōan tan aiōnian hotinas …… and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that …
1 John 1:3hem horanē kai akouanē apangelanō kai vi, hina kai vis koinōnian …We proclaim to you what we have seen …
apangelalō“report”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 1:9autois gar peri nu apangelalō hopoian eisodan echana pros vin, kai …For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave …
apangelame“declared”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:20… chōran tau Ioudaiau, kai tei ethnei apangelame metanoarō kai epistrefarō epi ton theon, …… and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn …
apangelami“tell”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
John 16:25… vi alla parrēsia peri tou patrou apangelami vi.… to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
Hebrews 2:12legarōntos; Apangelami tem onomem su toi adelfoi mu, …He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I …
apangelati“proclaim”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 12:18… epi auton, kai krisian tei ethnei apangelati.… Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
apangelata“reported”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular10×
Mark 16:10ekeinas poreuirantas apangelata toi meta autou generantoi pentharōntoi kai …She went and told those who had been with Him …
Luke 8:47“declared”… auto dia han aitian hapteta autou apangelata enōpion pantou tou laou kai hōs …… down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had …
Luke 14:21kai paragenerantos tos doulos apangelata to kurio autou houteim. tote orgizirantos …The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then …
Acts 5:25“reported”paragenerantos de tinos apangelata autoi hoti Idou tois androis hoin …Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put …
Acts 11:13apangelata de ni pōs horata ton angelon …He told us how he had seen an …
Acts 12:14… ouk anoigata ton pulōnon, eistrecharantas de apangelata stēarē ton Petron pro tou pulōnou.… the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
Acts 16:36“reported”apangelata de tos desmofulaxos toin logoin houtoin …The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have …
Acts 22:26… de tos hekatontarchēos prosercharantos to chiliarcho apangelata legarōntos; Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar …… hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are …
Acts 23:16… paragenerantos kai eisercharantos eis tan parembolan apangelata to Paulo.… he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 28:21… Ioudaiau, oute paragenerantos tinos toiu adelfoiu apangelata ē lalata tinem peri su ponērem.… any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about …
apangelala“reported”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural15×
Matthew 8:33… fugala, kai apercharantois eis tan polan apangelala panteim kai teim toiu daimonizorōntoiu.… ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of …
Matthew 14:12“told”… ptōmem kai thaptala auton, kai ercharantois apangelala to Iēso.… took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
Matthew 28:11… tau koustōdiau ercharantois eis tan polan apangelala toi archierevoi hapanteim teim generanteim.… guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that …
Mark 5:14Kai tois boskarōntois autoin fugala kai apangelala eis tan polan kai eis toin …… tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside …
Mark 6:30“reported”… tois apostolois pros ton Iēsun, kai apangelala auto panteim hoseim poiala kai hoseim …Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
Mark 16:13kakeinois apercharantois apangelala toi loipoi; oude ekeinoi pisteuala.And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they …
Luke 7:18“reported”Kai apangelala Iōanno tois mathētois autou peri panteiu …Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
Luke 8:34… tois boskarōntois tem genarēntem fugala kai apangelala eis tan polan kai eis toin …… had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
Luke 8:36“told”apangelala de autoi tois horarantois pōs sōzita …Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
Luke 9:36“told”… monos. kai autois sigala kai oudeno apangelala en ekeinai tai hēmerai oudenem heiu …… to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had …
Luke 18:37apangelala de auto hoti Iēsus tos Nazōraios …… of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
Luke 24:9“told”kai hupostrefarantais apo teu mnēmeieu apangelala houteim panteim toi hendeka kai pantoi …And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
Acts 4:23… de erchala pros toin idioin kai apangelala hoseim pros autoin tois archierevois kai …… returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and …
Acts 5:22“reported”… autoin en ta fulaka, anastrefarantois de apangelala… not find them there. So they returned with the report:
Acts 16:38“reported”apangelala de toi stratēgoi tois rabdouchois teim …So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were …
apangelita“told”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:20apangelita de auto; Tas mētēras su kai …He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing …
apangelasar“tell”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 5:19… oikon su pros toin soin, kai apangelasar autoi hoseim tos kurios si poiatē …… your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has …
apangelavar“tell”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural5×
Matthew 2:8“bring … word”… peri teu paidieu; epan de heuriskaveia, apangelavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharantos proskunameia auto.… search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Matthew 11:4“tell”… apokrinirantos tos Iēsus legata autoi; Poreuirantois apangelavar Iōanno heim akouavō kai blepavō;Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
Matthew 28:10… autai tos Iēsus; Mē fobovōr; hupagavōr apangelavar toi adelfoi mu hina aperchaleia eis …… be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee …
Luke 7:22“tell”kai apokrinirantos legata autoi; Poreuirantois apangelavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois …… He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight …
Acts 12:17“tell”… exagata ek tau fulakau, legata tē; Apangelavar Iakōbo kai toi adelfoi houteim. kai …… Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left …
apangelara“report”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive3×
Matthew 28:8… meta fobou kai charau megau trechala apangelara toi mathētoi autou.… and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
Acts 23:17“report”… apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar apangelara tinem auto.… young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:19“report”… idian punthanote; Tinem atō hem echasō apangelara mi?… aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
apangelarōntos“proclaiming”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 14:25… piptarantos epi prosōpem proskunati to theo, apangelarōntos hoti Ontōs tos theos en vi …… will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
apangelarōntois“told”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 13:1… de tinois en auto to kairo apangelarōntois auto peri toiu Galilaioiu hoiu tem …… that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood …
apangelarōntoin“report”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 15:27“report”… kai Silon, kai autoin dia logou apangelarōntoin teim auteim.… sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we …