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ἀναγγέλλω

anangéllō

G312 verb

SILEX Entry

Root ἀγγελ- to report, to announce, to make known

Definition

To announce, proclaim, or report; to transmit information, often with formality or completeness. ἀναγγέλλω primarily denotes the act of making something known publicly or officially, whether by verbal declaration or written report. In some contexts, it emphasizes relaying news, interpretations, or revelations—sometimes with the nuance of conveying a message received from another, or publishing information that was previously unknown.

Semantic Range

to declare, to announce, to report, to proclaim, to make known formally, to reveal, to publish, to convey information

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἀνά ('up, again, back') and the verb-stem derived from ἄγγελος ('messenger, one who brings news'), itself from ἀγγέλλω ('to announce, bring a message'). The compound form ἀναγγέλλω intensifies the sense of proclamation or restoration of information to public knowledge.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἀναγγέλλω is used in contexts of reporting news to an authority, relaying military intelligence, or publishing decrees. The term appears in the Septuagint for declaring or proclaiming divine acts or law, often translating Hebrew terms for 'make known' or 'proclaim.' In the New Testament, it commonly refers to imparting divine revelation, reporting extraordinary events, or teaching and preaching, frequently in religious or juridical contexts. Its nuance can overlap with other terms for 'reporting' (e.g., ἀπαγγέλλω, which more specifically means 'to bring a report from,' often with the sense of passing along a message or verdict), but ἀναγγέλλω can connote greater completeness or public declaration. English translations such as 'declare,' 'proclaim,' 'report,' or 'make known' often capture its sense, but can sometimes lose the implication of formality, completeness, or transmission of new/revelatory information implied in the Greek.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀνά and the base of ἄγγελος; to announce (in detail):--declare, rehearse, report, show, speak, tell.

Root Family

ἀναγγέλλω (anangelō) — announce, proclaim, report, make known

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G312-02 ἀναγγελεῖ anaggelei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG will declare he will proclaim 4
G312-01 ἀναγγεῖλαι anaggeilai V AOR ACT INF declaring to proclaim 2
G312-08 ἀνηγγέλη aneggele V AOR PASS IND 3P SG have been announced was proclaimed 2
G312-05 ἀναγγέλλοντες anaggellontes V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL disclosing those announcing 1
G312-07 ἀνήγγειλεν aneggeilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG told announced 1
G312-03 ἀναγγέλλομεν anaggellomen V PRS ACT IND 1P PL we announce we are announcing 1
G312-06 ἀνήγγειλάν aneggeilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL they declared they announced 1
G312-09 ἀνήγγελλον aneggellon V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL reported they were announcing 1
G312-04 ἀναγγέλλων anaggellon V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG announcing 1

Occurrences in Scripture

14 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G312-02 John 4:25 ἀναγγελεῖ anaggelei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG he will tell he will proclaim
G312-07 John 5:15 ἀνήγγειλεν aneggeilen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG told announced
G312-02 John 16:13 ἀναγγελεῖ anaggelei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG he will tell he will proclaim
G312-02 John 16:14 ἀναγγελεῖ anaggelei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG will declare he will proclaim
G312-02 John 16:15 ἀναγγελεῖ anaggelei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG will declare he will proclaim
G312-09 Acts 14:27 ἀνήγγελλον aneggellon V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL reported they were announcing
G312-06 Acts 15:4 ἀνήγγειλάν aneggeilan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL they declared they announced
G312-05 Acts 19:18 ἀναγγέλλοντες anaggellontes V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL disclosing those announcing
G312-01 Acts 20:20 ἀναγγεῖλαι anaggeilai V AOR ACT INF declaring to proclaim
G312-01 Acts 20:27 ἀναγγεῖλαι anaggeilai V AOR ACT INF to declare to proclaim
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