Forms of the word

Dictionary
γράφω
Greek transliteration
graphō
Simplified transliteration
grapho
Principal Parts
(ἔγραφον), γράψω, ἔγραψα, γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι, ἐγράφην

Numbers

Strong's number
1125
GK Number
1211

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
191
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(1)
Gloss
to write
Definition
to engrave, write, according to the ancient method of writing on plates of metal, waxes tables, etc., Jn. 8:6, 8; to write on parchment, paper, etc., generally, Mt. 27:37, et al.; to write letters to another, Acts 23:25; 2 Cor. 2:9; 13:10, et al.; to describe in writing, Jn. 1:46; Rom. 10:5; to inscribe in a catalogue, etc., Lk. 10:20; Rev. 13:8; 17:8, et al.; to write a law, command, or enact in writing, Mk. 10:5; 12:19; Lk. 2:23, et al.

Greek-English Concordance for γράφω

Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To (graphein | γράφειν | pres act inf ) write (graphein | γράφειν | pres act inf ) the same things again to you is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now with regard to brotherly love you have no need for us to write (graphein | γράφειν | pres act inf ) to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God how to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 5:1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to (graphesthai | γράφεσθαι | pres pass inf ) be (graphesthai | γράφεσθαι | pres pass inf ) written (graphesthai | γράφεσθαι | pres pass inf ) to you,
2 Thessalonians 3:17 The greeting is with my own hand — Paul’s — which is a mark of genuineness in every letter; so I write (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg).
1 Timothy 3:14 I (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) writing (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) these things to you, even though I am hoping to come to you quickly,
Philemon 1:19 I, Paul, am writing (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) this with my own hand — I will pay it back. I could also mention that you owe me your very self!
Philemon 1:21 Confident of your obedience, I write (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come — in the scroll of a book it is written (gegraptai | γέγραπται | perf pass ind 3 sg) about me — to do your will, O God.’”
1 Peter 1:16 For it is written (gegraptai | γέγραπται | perf pass ind 3 sg), “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) have (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) written (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) briefly to you, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
2 Peter 3:1 This, dear friends, is now the second letter I (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) have (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) written (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you (in both of them I have been trying to arouse your pure minds with a reminder)
2 Peter 3:15 And consider the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote (egrapsen | ἔγραψεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to you according to the wisdom given to him,
1 John 1:4 These things we are writing (graphomen | γράφομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) that our joy may be complete.
1 John 2:1 My little children, I (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) writing (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
1 John 2:7 Dear friends, it is not a new commandment that I write (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, but an old commandment — one that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message you have already heard.
1 John 2:8 Yet it is a new commandment that I write (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, one that is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:12 I am writing (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
1 John 2:13 I am writing (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing (graphō | γράφω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:14 I have written (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to you, my children, because you know the Father. I have written (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:21 I write (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.
1 John 2:26 I (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) have (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) written (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) these things to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
1 John 5:13 I (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) am (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) writing (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life — you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
2 John 1:5 And now I ask you, dear lady — not as though I (graphōn | γράφων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) were (graphōn | γράφων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) writing (graphōn | γράφων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a new commandment to you, but the one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.
2 John 1:12 Although I have many other things to (graphein | γράφειν | pres act inf ) write (graphein | γράφειν | pres act inf ) to you, I do not want to use paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:9 I sent (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) a letter (egrapsa | ἔγραψα | aor act ind 1 sg) to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be in charge, does not acknowledge our authority.

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