to write
grapho denotes putting words into written form, whether citing an existing text, composing a message, or setting down an inscription.
The dominant use points to words already set down and treated as written text, often introducing a quotation or referring to what stands written. The verb also describes people composing letters or instructions, and, more rarely in the supplied verses, placing a written title or wording on display.
Senses in use
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What stands in a written text · dominant
Perfect passive forms introduce or identify material already written: in 1 Corinthians 10:7 the APB renders the clause "as it is written" before a quotation, while 1 Corinthians 15:54 refers to "the word that is written" as coming to pass. In Acts 24:14, the perfect passive participle occurs with the Law and Prophets, and John 12:16 says that things had been written about him.
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Composing a letter or written instruction · common
Active forms describe an author or group addressing recipients in writing. In Acts 15:23, the aorist active participle introduces the wording sent by the apostles and elders; in 1 Corinthians 4:14, the present active form accompanies admonition rather than shaming; and in 3 John 1:13, the APB mentions writing with "ink and pen."
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Setting down a public title or wording · rare
In John 19:19, Pilate writes a title and it is then described as written on the cross; John 19:21 records the request, "Do not write," followed by alternate wording. The clause in Acts 23:25 likewise describes a letter containing written wording.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the perfect passive forms with "it is written" or references to things "written," while active forms are rendered with expressions such as "I write," "I wrote," and "They wrote." These renderings confirm the clauses' written setting rather than supplying a separate definition for every form.