apangellō · report, tell

What it means

apangellō (ἀπαγγέλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “report, tell”.

Report, announce, tell what happened.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To bring word of what happened.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To bring news: to report, to tell, to let know what one has seen or heard. It is of the same family as ἄγγελος, ‘messenger’ (G32).

• Telling what happened Luke 8:34Matthew 28:11Acts 4:23
• “Go and report to John what you hear and see” Matthew 11:4Luke 7:22
• The women run to tell the news Matthew 28:8Matthew 28:10
• “We announce also to you” 1 John 1:31 John 1:2Acts 26:20
• “I will proclaim your name to my brothers” Hebrews 2:12
• Letting know Matthew 2:8Acts 12:17

How we translate it

“Report” in most cases (“reported” 22 times, “report” 8) when what happened is told or a message is passed on (“report to me”, Matthew 2:8); “tell” or “told” (7) when it is giving the news (“they ran to tell his disciples”, Matthew 28:8); “announce” when it is a message (1 John 1:2-3); “proclaim” in Hebrews 2:12. In 1 Corinthians 14:25 it is rendered “declaring that God is really among you”.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• reported ×22
• report ×8
• tell ×4
• told ×3
• announce ×2
• I declared ×1
• I will proclaim ×1
• announces ×1
• declaring ×1
• he will proclaim ×1
• others ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×8
• Mark×5
• Luke×11
• John×2
• Acts×15
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×1
• 1 John×2

• Matthew 2:8

  And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and inquire precisely about the child; and when you find him, report to me, so that I too may come and bow down before him.”

• Matthew 8:33

  And those who were tending them fled, and going away into the town, they reported everything, including what had happened to those possessed by demons.

• Matthew 11:4

  And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

• Matthew 12:18

  “Look, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

• Matthew 14:12

  And his disciples came and took the corpse and buried him, and they went and reported it to Jesus.

• Matthew 28:8

  And going away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.

• Matthew 28:10

  Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be afraid; go, tell my brothers to go away to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

• Matthew 28:11

  While they were going, look, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the high priests all the things that had happened.

• Mark 5:14

  And those who tended them fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside; and people came to see what it was that had happened.

• Mark 5:19

  And he did not let him, but says to him, “Go to your home, to your own, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and had mercy on you.”

• Mark 6:30

  And the apostles gather around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and all that they had taught.

• Mark 16:10

  She went and reported it to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping.

• Mark 16:13

  And they went away and reported it to the rest; they did not believe them either.

• Luke 7:18

  And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And John, calling two of his disciples,

• Luke 7:22

  And he answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

• Luke 8:20

  And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

• Luke 8:34

  And when those who were tending them saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside.

• Luke 8:36

  And those who had seen it reported to them how the man who had been possessed by demons had been healed.

• Luke 8:47

  And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she had been healed immediately.

• Luke 9:36

  And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

• Luke 13:1

  Now there were present at that very time some who were reporting to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

• Luke 14:21

  And the slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, angry, said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

• Luke 18:37

  And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

• Luke 24:9

  And returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

• John 16:25

  I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

• John 20:18

  Mary Magdalene comes and announces to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

• Acts 4:23

  And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the high priests and the elders had said to them.

• Acts 5:22

  But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,

• Acts 5:25

  But someone came and reported to them, “Look, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

• Acts 11:13

  And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon who is called Peter;

• Acts 12:14

  And recognizing Peter’s voice, for joy she did not open the gateway, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.

• Acts 12:17

  But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers.” And he went out and went to another place.

• Acts 15:27

  So we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.

• Acts 16:36

  And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent word that you be released. So now come out and go in peace.”

• Acts 16:38

  And the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

• Acts 22:26

  And when the centurion heard this, going to the commander he reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”

• Acts 23:16

  But the son of Paul’s sister, having heard of the ambush, came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

• Acts 23:17

  And Paul, calling one of the centurions, said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

• Acts 23:19

  And the commander, taking him by the hand and withdrawing privately, asked him, “What is it that you have to report to me?”

• Acts 26:20

  but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the nations, I declared that they should change their minds and turn to God, doing works worthy of the change of mind.

And 6 more times.