#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.