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ἐπαγγελία
epangelía · Greek · Strong's G1860 · 52 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “promise”
What it means
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
from G1861 (ἐπαγγέλλω);
How the KJV renders it
message, promise
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“promise”
Questions this word decides
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Are we saved by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
52 occurrences in the Greek text, first 50 verses shown.
1 John 2:25 N-NSF1 Timothy 4:8 N-ASF2 Corinthians 1:20 N-NPF2 Corinthians 7:1 N-APF2 Peter 3:4 N-NSF2 Peter 3:9 N-GSF2 Timothy 1:1 N-ASFActs 1:4 N-ASFActs 2:33 N-ASFActs 2:39 N-NSFActs 7:17 N-GSFActs 13:23 N-ASFActs 13:32 N-ASFActs 23:21 N-ASFActs 26:6 N-GSFEphesians 1:13 N-GSFEphesians 2:12 N-GSFEphesians 3:6 N-GSFEphesians 6:2 N-DSFGalatians 3:14 N-ASFGalatians 3:16 N-NPFGalatians 3:17 N-ASFGalatians 3:18 N-GSFGalatians 3:21 N-GPFGalatians 3:22 N-NSFGalatians 3:29 N-ASFGalatians 4:23 N-GSFGalatians 4:28 N-GSFHebrews 4:1 N-GSFHebrews 6:12 N-APFHebrews 6:15 N-GSFHebrews 6:17 N-GSFHebrews 7:6 N-APFHebrews 8:6 N-DPFHebrews 9:15 N-ASFHebrews 10:36 N-ASFHebrews 11:9 N-GSFHebrews 11:13 N-APFHebrews 11:17 N-APFHebrews 11:33 N-GPFHebrews 11:39 N-ASFLuke 24:49 N-ASFRomans 4:13 N-NSFRomans 4:14 N-NSFRomans 4:16 N-ASFRomans 4:20 N-ASFRomans 9:4 N-NPFRomans 9:8 N-GSFRomans 9:9 N-GSFRomans 15:8 N-APF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.