"pluperfect pass., ἐπεγεγράμμην, to imprint a mark on; to inscribe, engrave, write on, Mk. 15:26; Acts 17:23; Rev. 21:12; met. to imprint, impress deeply on, Heb. 8:10; 10:16*"
Definition and meaning
pluperfect pass., ἐπεγεγράμμην, to imprint a mark on; to inscribe, engrave, write on, Mk. 15:26; Acts 17:23; Rev. 21:12; met. to imprint, impress deeply on, Heb. 8:10; 10:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιγράφω
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 epigrapho (G1924) across the King James Bible.
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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Common questions
Strong's G1924 (epigrapho) is a Greek word that means: pluperfect pass., ἐπεγεγράμμην, to imprint a mark on; to inscribe, engrave, write on, Mk. 15:26; Acts 17:23; Rev. 21:12; met. to imprint, impress deeply on, Heb. 8:10; 10:16* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word epigrapho (G1924) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1924 is epigrapho, a Greek word defined as: pluperfect pass., ἐπεγεγράμμην, to imprint a mark on; to inscribe, engrave, write on, Mk. 15:26; Acts 17:23; Rev. 21:12; met. to imprint, impress deep. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epigrapho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.