"to bring back word, announce, report, Mk. 5:14; to declare, set forth, teach, Jn. 5:24"
Definition and meaning
to bring back word, announce, report, Mk. 5:14; to declare, set forth, teach, Jn. 5:24
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναγγέλλω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anangello (G312) across the King James Bible.
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
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Common questions
Strong's G312 (anangello) is a Greek word that means: to bring back word, announce, report, Mk. 5:14; to declare, set forth, teach, Jn. 5:24 It appears 18 times in the King James Bible.
The word anangello (G312) appears 18 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G312 is anangello, a Greek word defined as: to bring back word, announce, report, Mk. 5:14; to declare, set forth, teach, Jn. 5:24. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anangello is a Greek word found in the New Testament.