ἐπαγγελίαν

epaggelian

promise

from ἐπαγγέλλω; an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good):--message, promise.

G1860

Acts 23:21 · Word #33

Lexicon G1860

Lemmaἐπαγγελία
Transliterationepangelía
Strong'sG1860
In-contextpromise
Literalpromise

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπαγγελία
Strong'sG1860

SIBI-P1 G1860-04

the proclaimed-assurance

Rootἐπαγγελία (epangelia)
Core Meaningsannouncement, proclamation, promise, pledged assurance, declared commitment
Semantic Rangea formal promise, a pledged commitment, an announced assurance, especially of divine blessing or covenantal fulfillment
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical text, ἐπαγγελία frequently refers to God’s covenantal assurances—His declared commitments to Abraham, Israel, or believers in Messiah. It underscores that divine promises are not mere intentions but formally proclaimed assurances grounded in God’s faithfulness.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AFS — noun, accusative case, feminine gender, singular number; denotes a single feminine noun functioning typically as a direct object.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ἐπαγγελία derives from ἐπαγγέλλω, "to announce or proclaim," and thus carries the sense of an assurance given through formal declaration. Rendering it as "the proclaimed-assurance" preserves both the verbal root idea (an announced pledge) and the accusative feminine singular form, indicating a single specific assurance functioning as a direct object in context.

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Words from Root ἐπαγγελία (announcement, proclamation, promise, pledged assurance, declared commitment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1860-01 epaggelia the proclaimed pledge (feminine singular; nominative/dative as context requires)
G1860-03 epaggeliais to the pledge-announcements
G1860-05 epaggelias of the proclaimed-assurance

Word Usage (52 occurrences of G1860)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 24:49 ἐπαγγελίαν epaggelian promise
Acts 1:4 ἐπαγγελίαν epaggelian promise
Acts 2:33 ἐπαγγελίαν epaggelian promise