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gráphō · Greek · Strong's G1125 · 192 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ten”
What it means
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
describe, writeing, ten
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“ten”
“writeing”
also renders kâthab (H3789)
Answers that weigh this word
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Where it appears
192 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:19 · V-RPI-3S
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
1 Corinthians 1:31 · V-RPI-3S
that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 · V-RPI-3S
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 3:19 · V-RPI-3S
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”
1 Corinthians 4:6 · V-RPI-3S
Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.
1 Corinthians 4:14 · V-PAI-1S
I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
1 Corinthians 5:9 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 5:11 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:1 V-AAI-2P1 Corinthians 9:9 V-RPI-3S1 Corinthians 9:10 V-2API-3S1 Corinthians 9:15 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 10:7 V-RPI-3S1 Corinthians 10:11 V-2API-3S1 Corinthians 14:21 V-RPI-3S1 Corinthians 14:37 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 15:45 V-RPI-3S1 Corinthians 15:54 V-RPP-NSM1 John 1:4 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:1 V-PAI-1S1 John 2:7 V-PAI-1S1 John 2:8 V-PAI-1S1 John 2:12 V-PAI-1S1 John 2:13 V-AAI-1S1 John 2:14 V-AAI-1S1 John 2:21 V-AAI-1S1 John 2:26 V-AAI-1S1 John 5:13 V-AAI-1S1 Peter 1:16 V-RPI-3S1 Peter 5:12 V-AAI-1S1 Thessalonians 4:9 V-PAN1 Thessalonians 5:1 V-PPN1 Timothy 3:14 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 1:13 V-PAI-1P2 Corinthians 2:3 V-AAI-1S2 Corinthians 2:4 V-AAI-1S2 Corinthians 2:9 V-AAI-1S2 Corinthians 4:13 V-RPP-ASN2 Corinthians 7:12 V-AAI-1S2 Corinthians 8:15 V-RPI-3S2 Corinthians 9:1 V-PAN2 Corinthians 9:9 V-RPI-3S2 Corinthians 13:10 V-PAI-1S2 John 1:5 V-PAP-NSM2 John 1:12 V-PAN2 Peter 3:1 V-PAI-1S2 Peter 3:15 V-AAI-3S2 Thessalonians 3:17 V-PAI-1S3 John 1:9 V-AAI-1S3 John 1:13 V-AANActs 1:20 V-RPI-3SActs 7:42 V-RPI-3SActs 13:29 V-RPP-APNActs 13:33 V-RPI-3SActs 15:15 V-RPI-3SActs 15:23 V-AAP-NPMActs 18:27 V-AAI-3PActs 23:5 V-RPI-3SActs 23:25 V-AAP-NSMActs 24:14 V-RPP-DPN
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