graphō G1125

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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Revelation 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
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Revelation 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
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Revelation 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
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Revelation 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
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Revelation 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
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Revelation 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
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Revelation 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
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Revelation 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
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Revelation 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
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Revelation 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
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Revelation 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
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Revelation 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
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Revelation 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
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Revelation 10:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
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Revelation 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
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Revelation 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
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Revelation 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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Revelation 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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Revelation 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
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Revelation 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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Revelation 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
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Revelation 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
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Revelation 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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Revelation 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
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Revelation 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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Revelation 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
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Revelation 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.
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