"to trace, draw in outline, write, Jn. 8:6*"
Definition and meaning
to trace, draw in outline, write, Jn. 8:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: καταγράφω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 katagrapho (G2608) across the King James Bible.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day,(for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
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Common questions
Strong's G2608 (katagrapho) is a Greek word that means: to trace, draw in outline, write, Jn. 8:6* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word katagrapho (G2608) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2608 is katagrapho, a Greek word defined as: to trace, draw in outline, write, Jn. 8:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katagrapho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.