verb
katangelamō
Strong’sG2605
I declare openly, preach
stem katangel-18 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books12 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
καταγγέλλω means to proclaim, declare, or announce openly — used especially of publicly preaching or announcing a message, whether the word of God, the gospel, Christ, the resurrection, or a way of salvation 1234. It takes as its object either the thing being announced (a message, a teaching, a person) or, in the passive, the message itself being spread abroad 1.
In classical Greek the same verb could also mean to denounce, i.e. to inform against or accuse someone, a usage found in Xenophon and other Greek writers but not in the New Testament 13.
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
κατ-αγγέλλω,
[in LXX: Pr 17:5 A, II Mac 8:36 9:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2605 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
announce, proclaim, declare, πόλεμον κατηγγέλκασι NT+5th c.BC+infinitive, κ. ἱκέσθαι report one's arrival, Refs
2 recite, recount, ἀγῶνα Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 denounce, τινὸς τὴν ἐπιβουλήν Refs 5th c.BC+; δοῦλοι ὅσοι δεσπότας κ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; lay an information, πρός τινα Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 of symptoms, threaten, σπασμόν Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katangelamōκαταγγέλλω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | proclaim | 2× |
| katangelanōκαταγγέλλομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | proclaim | 1× |
| katangelavōκαταγγέλλετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | proclaim | 1× |
| katangelalōκαταγγέλλουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | proclaim | 3× |
| katangelotōκαταγγέλλεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | proclaimed | 3× |
| katangelaleκατήγγελλον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | proclaimed | 1× |
| katangelanaκατηγγείλαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | proclaimed | 1× |
| katangelalaκατήγγειλαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | foretold | 1× |
| katangelitaκατηγγέλη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | proclaimed | 1× |
| katangelarōκαταγγέλλειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | proclaim | 2× |
| katangelarōntosκαταγγέλλων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | proclaiming | 1× |
| katangelarōntoiκαταγγέλλουσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | proclaim | 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, 14 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 | katangelamō2×καταγγέλλω | katangelame | katangelami | katangelama | katangelamē | katangelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelasō | katangelase | katangelasi | katangelasa | katangelasē | katangelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelatō | katangelate | katangelati | katangelata | katangelatē | katangelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katangelanō1×καταγγέλλομεν | katangelane | katangelani | katangelana1×κατηγγείλαμεν | katangelanē | katangelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelavō1×καταγγέλλετε | katangelave | katangelavi | katangelava | katangelavē | katangelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelalō3×καταγγέλλουσιν | katangelale1×κατήγγελλον | katangelali | katangelala1×κατήγγειλαν | katangelalē | katangelalelē |
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 | katangelomō | katangelome | katangelomē | katangelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelosō | katangelose | katangelosē | katangeloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelotō3×καταγγέλλεται | katangelote | katangelotē | katangelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katangelonō | katangelone | katangelonē | katangelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelovō | katangelove | katangelovē | katangelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelolō | katangelole | katangelolē | katangelolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelimi | katangelima |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelisi | katangelisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangeliti | katangelita1×κατηγγέλη |
| we 1st person plural | katangelini | katangelina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelivi | katangeliva |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelili | katangelila |
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 | katangelameiō | katangelameia | katangelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelaseiō | katangelaseia | katangelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelateiō | katangelateia | katangelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katangelaneiō | katangelaneia | katangelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelaveiō | katangelaveia | katangelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelaleiō | katangelaleia | katangelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelomeiō | katangelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katangeloseiō | katangeloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangeloteiō | katangeloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katangeloneiō | katangeloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangeloveiō | katangeloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katangeloleiō | katangeloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katangeliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangeliteia |
| we 1st person plural | katangelineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangeliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katangelasōr | katangelasar | katangelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelatōr | katangelatar | katangelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelavōr | katangelavar | katangelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelalōr | katangelalar | katangelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katangelosōr | katangelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelotōr | katangelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelovōr | katangelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelolōr | katangelolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katangelisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelamoiō | katangelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelasoiō | katangelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelatoiō | katangelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katangelanoiō | katangelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelavoiō | katangelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katangelaloiō | katangelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katangelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katangeloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katangelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katangelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katangelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katangelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katangelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katangeliloia |
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 | katangelarō2×καταγγέλλειν | katangelari | katangelara | katangelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katangelorō | katangelorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katangeliri | katangelira |
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 | katangelarōntos2×καταγγέλλων | katangelarintos | katangelarantos | katangelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katangelorōntos | katangelorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katangelirintos | katangelirantos |
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
katangel 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.
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
katangelamō“proclaim”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
Acts 17:3… tos christos, tos Iēsus hon mis katangelamō vi.… the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he …
Acts 17:23… hem oun agnoarōntois eusebavō, houtem mis katangelamō vi.… worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
katangelanō“proclaim”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
Colossians 1:28hon nis katangelanō nouthetarōntois panton anthrōpon kai didaskarōntois panton …We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with …
katangelavō“proclaim”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:26… potēriem pinaveiō, ton thanaton tou kuriou katangelavō, achri hou erchateia.… bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
katangelalō“proclaim”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Acts 16:17“proclaim”… tou theou tou hupsistou alō, hotinois katangelalō vi hodan sōtērēau.… servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
Acts 16:21“advocating”kai katangelalō etheim heim ouk exestinatō ni paradechorō …by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to …
Philippians 1:17“proclaim”tois de ek eritheiau ton Christon katangelalō, ouk hagnōs, oiorōntois thlipsian egerarō toi …The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that …
katangelotō“proclaimed”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Acts 13:38… hoti dia houtou vi afesias hamartaiu katangelotō, kai apo panteiu heiu ouk duniva …… Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
Romans 1:8… pantoiu vu, hoti tas pistias vu katangelotō en holo to kosmo.… you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
Philippians 1:18“proclaimed”… tropo, eite profasia eite alētheia, Christos katangelotō, kai en houte chairamō; alla kai …… in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will …
katangelale“proclaimed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 13:5kai generantois en Salamia katangelale ton logon tou theou en tai …When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the …
katangelana“proclaimed”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 15:36… adelfoin kata polan pantan en hai katangelana ton logon tou kuriou, pōs echalō.… brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to …
katangelala“foretold”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 3:24“foretold”… kai toiu kathexēs hosois lalala kai katangelala tain hēmerain houtain.… as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
katangelita“proclaimed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 17:13“proclaimed”… Ioudaiois hoti kai en ta Beroia katangelita hupo tou Paulou tos logos tou …… when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
katangelarō“proclaim”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Acts 4:2… tem didaskarō autoin ton laon kai katangelarō en to Iēso tan anastasian tan …… they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the …
Acts 26:23… prōtos ek anastasiau nekroiu fōtem mellatō katangelarō to tē lao kai tei ethnei.… to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to …
katangelarōntos“proclaiming”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 2:1“proclaiming”… ouk kata huperochan logou ē sofiau katangelarōntos vi tem marturiem tou theou.… I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
katangelarōntoi“proclaim”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 9:14“proclaim”… tos kurios diatassata toi tem euangeliem katangelarōntoi ek teu euangelieu zōarō.… same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.