ἀπαγγέλλω

Matthew 2:8 ἀπαγγείλατέ do bring word back

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

Here: The prefix apo- ("back") gives the sense "report back." It is a command that the Magi return to Jerusalem with information. In 2:12 God warns them not to return to Herod, so this order is never carried out.

Matthew 8:33 ἀπήγγειλαν they related

Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

Here: They reported. This is the ordinary word for bringing news back from where something happened. The past tense presents the report as one complete act.

Matthew 11:4 ἀπαγγείλατε do relate

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

Here: A command, 'report!'. The verb means carrying a message back to whoever sent you. It is the language of messengers and eyewitness reports, not of preaching or arguing.

Matthew 12:18 ἀπαγγελεῖ. He will proclaim.

“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Here: 'He will announce/proclaim'. A herald's or envoy's verb for bringing word back or making something known. The Hebrew says 'he will bring forth' justice. Matthew's verb puts the stress on proclamation.

Matthew 14:12 ἀπήγγειλαν they told

Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

Here: The verb for a messenger bringing news. In 11:4 Jesus sent John's disciples to 'report' (same verb) to John. Now they 'report' to Jesus that John is dead.

Matthew 28:8 ἀπαγγεῖλαι to tell

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Here: 'To report' or 'to bring the message back'. It shares a root with angelos, 'messenger/angel'. The angel's message passes to the women, who now carry it on.

Matthew 28:10 ἀπαγγείλατε do tell

“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

Here: Carry back a message as a messenger does. The command is aorist, meaning one complete act: deliver this message. The same verb comes back in v. 11, where the guards "report" to the chief priests. Two reports of the same morning head in opposite directions.

Matthew 28:11 ἀπήγγειλαν reported

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

Here: 'They reported.' This is the same verb used for the women's mission in 28:8 and 28:10 ('go, announce to my brothers'). Matthew deliberately sets two reports of the same events side by side, going to two very different audiences.

Mark 5:14 ἀπήγγειλαν proclaimed [it]

Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

Mark 5:19 ἀπάγγειλον do declare

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

Here: The word for a messenger or eyewitness bringing back news of what happened. He is to give a firsthand account.

Mark 6:30 ἀπήγγειλαν they related

Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

Luke 7:18 ἀπήγγειλαν brought word

Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

Luke 7:22 ἀπαγγείλατε do relate

So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Here: The word for a messenger carrying news back to the one who sent him. The disciples are to act as witnesses and repeat what they saw. They are not to give their own opinion.

Luke 8:20 ἀπηγγέλη It was told

He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

Here: A passive verb with no named speaker: 'word was passed to him.' The verb is used for carrying a message from one place to another, which fits a message relayed through a packed crowd from the edge to the centre.

Luke 8:34 ἀπήγγειλαν they reported [it]

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

Luke 8:36 ἀπήγγειλαν Related

Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

Luke 8:47 ἀπήγγειλεν she declared

Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

Luke 9:36 ἀπήγγειλαν they told

After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

Luke 13:1 ἀπαγγέλλοντες telling

At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

Luke 14:21 ἀπήγγειλεν reported

The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Here: He gives a formal report of what was said: a messenger bringing back the answer. The master hears the insults word for word.

Luke 18:37 ἀπήγγειλαν They told

“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

Luke 24:9 ἀπήγγειλαν they related

And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

John 16:25 ἀπαγγελῶ I will announce

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Here: The verb of a messenger bringing word from someone or somewhere. Jesus will report the Father to them as one who comes from him (16:28).

Acts 4:23 ἀπήγγειλαν reported

On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

Here: 'They reported'. The verb means bringing news back from somewhere, like a messenger or witness reporting. They give a full account of what happened.

Acts 5:22 ἀπήγγειλαν they reported back

But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

Acts 5:25 ἀπήγγειλεν he reported

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

Acts 11:13 ἀπήγγειλεν He related

He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

Acts 12:14 ἀπήγγειλεν she reported

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

Acts 12:17 ἀπαγγείλατε do report

Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

Here: An aorist command, a single complete task: carry the news back to people who are not present. It shows that this household was only one of several groups of believers in Jerusalem.

Acts 15:27 ἀπαγγέλλοντας are telling [you]

Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

Acts 16:36 ἀπήγγειλεν Reported

The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

Acts 16:38 ἀπήγγειλαν Reported

So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Acts 22:26 ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it]

On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 23:16 ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it]

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Acts 23:17 ἀπαγγεῖλαί to report

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:19 ἀπαγγεῖλαί to report

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

Acts 26:20 ἀπήγγελλον I was declaring

First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

Here: The imperfect tense presents the action as continuing: "I kept announcing", "I went on declaring". The verb is used for a messenger passing on what he was told. Paul presents himself as relaying the commission of vv. 16–18, not inventing a teaching.

Acts 28:21 ἀπήγγειλεν reported

The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

Here: To bring word back or deliver a report. It is the more formal of the two speaking verbs, close to passing on an official message.

1 Corinthians 14:25 ἀπαγγέλλων declaring

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Here: 'Announcing': he says it out loud, a public declaration made while he is still on the floor. The present participle means the speaking happens alongside the prostration.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 ἀπαγγέλλουσιν report

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Here: Present tense: 'they keep reporting'. The verb is used for passing on news, and here the news is still going around.

Hebrews 2:12 ἀπαγγελῶ I will declare

He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

Here: Future: a promise or vow. It means to pass on news, to report what has happened. Here it means telling the family what God has done. The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) has a different verb, diēgēsomai, 'I will recount'.

1 John 1:2 ἀπαγγέλλομεν we proclaim

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

Here: To carry news from where it happened to people who were not there, as a messenger does. Present tense: an ongoing announcing.

1 John 1:3 ἀπαγγέλλομεν we proclaim

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

Here: 'We report / we announce.' The verb means passing on news from a source, like a messenger reporting back. The present tense marks an ongoing proclamation, and this letter is part of it.