noun · feminine
epigrafas
Greekἐπιγραφή (epigrafē)
Strong’sG1923
an inscription, title
stem epigraf-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐπι-γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἐπιγράφω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1923 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ig-raf-ay'
an inscription
Fromfrom G1924;
King Jamessuperscription.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epigrafas4×ἐπιγραφή | epigrafais |
| object accusative | epigrafan1×ἐπιγραφήν | epigrafain |
| direct address vocative | epigrafar | epigrafair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epigrafau | epigrafaiu |
| to, for dative | epigrafa | epigrafai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epigrafa 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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
epigrafas“inscription”subjectnominative singular4×
Matthew 22:20“inscription”kai legatō autoi; Tinou tas eikōnas houtas kai tas epigrafas?“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
Mark 12:16“inscription”tois de ferala. kai legatō autoi; Tinou tas eikōnas houtas kai tas epigrafas? tois de legala auto; Kaisarou.So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Mark 15:26“inscription”kai ate tas epigrafas tau aitiau autou epigrafirētas; Tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu.And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luke 23:38“inscription”ate de kai epigrafas epi auto; Tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu houtos.Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
epigrafan“inscription”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 20:24“inscription”Deiknuavar mi dēnariem; tinou echatō eikōnan kai epigrafan? apokriniratois de legala; Kaisarou.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.