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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

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

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  3. 1 Corinthians 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

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  4. 1 Corinthians 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”

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  6. 1 Corinthians 14:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 15:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

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  8. 1 Corinthians 15:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

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  9. 2 Corinthians 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

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  10. 2 Corinthians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

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  12. 2 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

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  13. 2 Corinthians 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

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  14. 2 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

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  15. 2 Corinthians 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

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  16. 2 Corinthians 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.

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  17. 2 Corinthians 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

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  18. 2 Corinthians 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

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  19. Galatians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

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  20. Galatians 3:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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  21. Galatians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

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  22. Galatians 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

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  23. Galatians 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

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  24. Galatians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!

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  25. Philippians 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

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  26. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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  27. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.

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  28. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.

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  29. 1 Timothy 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

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  30. Philemon 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

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  31. Philemon 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

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  32. Hebrews 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

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  33. 1 Peter 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

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  34. 1 Peter 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

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  35. 2 Peter 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking

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  36. 2 Peter 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

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  37. 1 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

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  38. 1 John 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

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  39. 1 John 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.

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  40. 1 John 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

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  41. 1 John 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

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  42. 1 John 2:13 · BSB · 5 occurrences

    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

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  43. 1 John 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

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  44. 1 John 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

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  45. 1 John 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

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  46. 2 John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.

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  47. 2 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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  48. 3 John 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

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  49. 3 John 1:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

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  50. Jude 1:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

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