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γράφω (graphō) means “to write” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γράφω Greek · G1125 190 tagged occurrences in 178 verses

Pronunciation guide: graf'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1125

γράφω · graphō · to write

γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in writing, commit to writing, record: Luk.1:63, Jhn.19:21, 22 Rev.1:11, 19 al.; of scripture as a standing authority (Deiss., BS, 112ff.), γέγραπται, it stands written (Luther), Mat.4:4, Mrk.7:6, Luk.4:8, Rom.1:17, 1Co.1:31, al.; id. before ἐν, Mrk.1:2, Act.1:20, al.; with accusative, to write of: Jhn.1:46, Rom.10:5; before περί, Mat.26:24, Mrk.14:21, Jhn.5:46; al.; with dative (WM, §31, 4), Luk.18:31; id. before ἵνα (M, Pr., 207f.), Mrk.12:19, Luk.20:28; κατὰ τ. γεγραμμένον, 2Co.4:13; γεγραμμένον ἐστί, Jhn.2:17; ἐγράφη, Rom.4:24; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, Jhn.12:16; (with) of writing directions or information, with dative of person(s): Rom.15:15, 2Co.7:12, al.; (d) of that which contains the record or message: βιβλίον, Mrk.10:4, Jhn.21:25, Rev.5:1; τίτλον, Jhn.19:19; ἐπιστολήν, Act.23:25; ἐντολήν, Mrk.10:5 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐγ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, προ-). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).

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How translators render G1125

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
it is written 57
written 14
to write 13
write 12
i have written 10
i am writing 8
is written 6
i wrote 4
wrote 4
and wrote 3
i am not writing 3
i write 3
was written 3
described 2
has written 2
were written down 2
what is written 2
a man to write his wife 1
and began to write 1
and he wrote 1
and sent them with 1
and write 1
are written 1
been written 1
have not been written 1
have written 1
i am also writing 1
i am using to write 1
i have not written 1
i will write 1
in writing you 1
inscribed 1
is it not written 1
is it written 1
it had writing 1
it is also written 1
moses wrote 1
names are written 1
recorded 1
scripture 1
that is written 1
that would be written 1
this was written 1
to do so 1
to put it in writing 1
vvv 1
we do not write you anything 1
were not written 1
were written 1
whose name was not written 1
write down 1
write this 1
write this down 1
writes 1
written on him 1
wrote about 1
wrote down 1
you wrote about 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
it is written 60
written 32
write 17
i write 11
to write 10
i have written 8
was written 6
wrote 6
are written 5
i wrote 5
is written 5
have i written 3
and wrote 2
it was written 2
that is written 2
which are written 2
write i 2
and he wrote 1
and write 1
are 1
describeth 1
did i write 1
did write 1
hath written 1
have written 1
he wrote 1
i 1
i have 1
i will write 1
is it 1
it is 1
it was 1
that are written 1
that i write 1
that i write unto 1
that should be written 1
that was written 1
the writing 1
they are written 1
they should be written 1
things to write 1
those things which are written 1
though i wrote 1
we write 1
were 1
were written 1
which were written 1
who wrote 1
write we 1
ye wrote 1

Verses containing G1125

Page 2 of 4. 178 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 19:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  2. John 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

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  3. John 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

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  4. John 19:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

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  5. John 20:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.

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  6. John 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

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  7. John 21:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.

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  8. John 21:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.

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  9. Acts 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

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  10. Acts 7:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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  11. Acts 13:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

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  12. Acts 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

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  13. Acts 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

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  14. Acts 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

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  15. Acts 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

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  16. Acts 23:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

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  17. Acts 23:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he wrote the following letter:

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  18. Acts 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

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  19. Acts 25:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

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  20. Romans 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

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  21. Romans 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

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  22. Romans 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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  23. Romans 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

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  24. Romans 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

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  25. Romans 4:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

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  26. Romans 8:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

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  27. Romans 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

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  28. Romans 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

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  29. Romans 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

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  30. Romans 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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  31. Romans 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

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  32. Romans 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

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  33. Romans 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

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  34. Romans 14:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

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  35. Romans 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

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  36. Romans 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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  37. Romans 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

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  38. Romans 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me

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  39. Romans 15:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

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  40. Romans 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

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  41. 1 Corinthians 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

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  42. 1 Corinthians 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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  43. 1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

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  44. 1 Corinthians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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  45. 1 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

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  46. 1 Corinthians 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

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  47. 1 Corinthians 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

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  48. 1 Corinthians 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

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  49. 1 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

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  50. 1 Corinthians 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

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