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Strong's #1125: grapho (pronounced graf'-o)

a primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe:--describe, write(-ing, -ten).




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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graphō

1) to write, with reference to the form of the letters

1a) to delineate (or form) letters on a tablet, parchment, paper, or other material

2) to write, with reference to the contents of the writing

2a) to express in written characters

2b) to commit to writing (things not to be forgotten), write down, record

2c) used of those things which stand written in the sacred books (of the OT)

2d) to write to one, i.e. by writing (in a written epistle) to give information, directions

3) to fill with writing

4) to draw up in writing, compose

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a root word

Citing in TDNT: 1:742, 128




Usage:

This word is used 197 times:

John 10:34: "them, Is it not written in your law, I"
John 12:14: "thereon; as it is written,"
John 12:16: "they that these things were written of him, and that they had done"
John 15:25: "the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated"
John 19:19: "And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the"
John 19:19: "the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE"
John 19:20: "city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek,"
John 19:20: "city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek,"
John 19:21: "of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The king of the"
John 19:22: "Pilate answered, What I have written I have written."
John 19:22: "answered, What I have written I have written."
John 20:30: "which are not written in this book:"
John 20:31: "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is"
John 21:24: "of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that"
John 21:25: "could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."
John 21:25: "did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the"
John 21:25: "could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."
Acts 1:20: "For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be"
Acts 7:42: "the host of heaven; as it is written in"
Acts 7:42: "the host of heaven; as it is written in"
Acts 13:29: "when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from"
Acts 13:33: "in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second"
Acts 15:15: "of the prophets; as it is written,"
Acts 15:23: " And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and"
Acts 18:27: "Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive"
Acts 23:5: "he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler"
Acts 23:25: " And he wrote a letter after this manner:"
Acts 24:14: "of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and"
Acts 25:26: "I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth"
Acts 25:26: "that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write."
Romans 1:17: "faith to faith: as it is written. The just"
Romans 2:24: "through you, as it is written."
Romans 3:4: "every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified"
Romans 3:10: "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Romans 4:17: "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before"
Romans 4:23: "Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed"
Romans 8:36: "As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day"
Romans 9:13: "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."
Romans 9:33: "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumblingstone"
Romans 10:5: "For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the"
Romans 10:15: "except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet"
Romans 11:8: "(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes"
Romans 11:26: "Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the"
Romans 12:19: "place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay,"
Romans 14:11: "For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every"
Romans 15:3: "himself: but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee"
Romans 15:9: "for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee"
Romans 15:15: "Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as"
Romans 15:21: "But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they"
Romans 16:22: "I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord."









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