verb
apografomō
Strong’sG583
I enroll, inscribe in a register
stem apograf-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-γράφω,
[in LXX: Jg 8:14, Pr 22:20 (כּתב), I Es 8:30, III Mac 2:29 4:14 6:34, 38*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G583 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
write off, copy, and in middle, have a thing copied, have a copy made of, τι Refs 5th c.BC+; commit to writing, ὀνόματαRefs 5th c.BC+
II enter in a list, register, ἔθνος ἓν ἕκαστον ἀπέγραφον οἱ γραμματισταίRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be registered, παρὰ τοῖς ἄρχουσιRefs 5th c.BC+:—frequently middle, register as one's own property, ἄρνας δέκα δύοRefs 1st c.AD+; declare as liable to taxation, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.2 middle also, register, note for one's own use, τὰ ἔτεαRefs 5th c.BC+
II.3 middle, register oneself, οἱ Ἐλευσῖνάδε ἀπογραψάμενοιRefs 5th c.BC+enter oneself for.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἐπὶ στρατηγίαν ἀ. enter as candidate for.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; αὑτοὺς ἀ.Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3.b metaphorically, subscribe to, τῇ ἐμῇ αἱρέσειRefs 2nd c.AD+
III as Attic dialect law-term,
III.1 ἀ. τινά enter a person's name for the purpose of accusing him, give in a copy of the charge against him, Refs 5th c.BC+; generally, inform against, denounce, X.HGRefsinfinitive, ἀ. τινὰ μορίαν ἀφανίζεινRefs 5th c.BC+: middle, enter one's name as an accuser, indict, τινάRefs 5th c.BC+; of the magistrate who receives the charge, ἀπογράφεσθαι τὴν δίκηνRefs 5th c.BC+ —in passive, of the person accused, ἀ. φόνου δίκηνRefs 5th c.BC+
III.2 hand in a list or inventory of property alleged to belong to the state, but held by a private person, Refs 4th c.BC+; generally, give in a list or statement of property, τοῖς ἄρχουσι τὸ πλῆθος τῆς αὑτῶν οὐσίαςRefs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs:—middle, have such list given in, see it done, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀπόλειψιν have it registered, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2.b with accusative person, ἀπέγραψεν ταῦτα.. ἔχοντα αὑτόν gave a written acknowledgement that he was in possession of.., Refs — in passive, to be entered in the list [of debts], Refs
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apograforōἀπογράφεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | registered | 2× |
| apograferaἀπογράψασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | registered | 1× |
| apograforēntoiuἀπογεγραμμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | enrolled | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | apografomō | apografome | apografomē | apografomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apografosō | apografose | apografosē | apografoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografotō | apografote | apografotē | apografotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apografonō | apografone | apografonē | apografonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografovō | apografove | apografovē | apografovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apografolō | apografole | apografolē | apografolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apografemi | apografema |
| you 2nd person singular | apografesi | apografesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografeti | apografeta |
| we 1st person plural | apografeni | apografena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografevi | apografeva |
| they 3rd person plural | apografeli | apografela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apografomeiō | apografomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apografoseiō | apografoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografoteiō | apografoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apografoneiō | apografoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografoveiō | apografoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apografoleiō | apografoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apografemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apografeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografeteia |
| we 1st person plural | apografeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apografeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apografosōr | apografosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografotōr | apografotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografovōr | apografovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apografolōr | apografolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apografesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apografelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apografomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apografosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apografonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apografoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apografemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apografesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apografetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apografenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apografevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apografeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apograforō2×ἀπογράφεσθαι | apograforē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apograferi | apografera1×ἀπογράψασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apograforōntos | apograforēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apograferintos | apograferantos |
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
apograf 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apograforō“registered”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Luke 2:1“registered”… ekeinai exerchata dogmem para Kaisarou Augoustou apograforō pantan tan oikoumenan;Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
Luke 2:3“registered”kai poreuole pantois apograforō, hekastos eis tan heautou polan.And everyone went to his own town to register.
apografera“registered”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Luke 2:5“registered”apografera sun Mariam ta mnēsteuorēnta auto, arōnta …… to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a …
apograforēntoiu“enrolled”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Hebrews 12:23kai ekklēsa prōtotokoiu apograforēntoiu en ouranoi, kai krito theo pantoiu, …… to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to …