#79 · 191× in the NT · verb
γράφω
I write
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In the NT
ταῦτα γράφω ὑμῖν ἵνα μὴ ἁμάρτητε
I write these things to you so that you may not sin
1 John 2:1 · dictionary form
ὃν ἔγραψεν Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ
the one Moses wrote about in the law
John 1:45 · 3sg aorist
γέγραπται· οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος
it is written: a person shall not live on bread alone
Matt 4:4 · 3sg perfect passive
Morphology
Present active indicative, 1sg · ω-verb
Principal parts: γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα, γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι, ἐγράφην. Perfect γέγραπται = it is written.
Present γράφω; aorist ἔγραψεν; perfect passive γέγραπται (‘it is written’) — the citation formula of the NT.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 16, pp. 161–170
- Smyth §383
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 3, p. 25 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.