apographo denotes being entered on a register, whether people go to be registered or are described as enrolled.

The attested use concerns entry on a register: people go to be registered in the Luke passages, while Hebrews describes the firstborn as already enrolled in heaven.

1. Entry on a register · dominant

   In Luke 2:1, Luke 2:3, and Luke 2:5, present and aorist middle infinitives occur in the account of people going to their own city; the APB renders the action as going “to register.” In Hebrews 12:23, a perfect passive participle describes the firstborn as already enrolled; the APB renders the clause “who are enrolled in heaven.”

   Luke 2:1Luke 2:3Luke 2:5Hebrews 12:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Luke clauses with “registered” and “to register,” and Hebrews 12:23 with “enrolled in heaven.” These renderings confirm the clauses' register-setting rather than establish separate meanings.