Lexicon
ἐξαγγέλλω
exangellō
G1804
G:V Greek

to proclaim

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Exangello denotes making a message known, whether declaring God's excellencies or reporting what was commanded.

The attested use is the making known of a message: 1 Peter 2:9 frames it as the purpose of declaring the excellencies of the one who called the people into light, while Mark 16:8 reports that people proclaimed the things commanded to those associated with Peter.

Senses in use

  1. Making a message known · dominant

    In 1 Peter 2:9, the second-person plural aorist active subjunctive stands in the purpose clause concerning the excellencies of the one who called the people from darkness into light; the APB renders that clause, “so that you may proclaim the excellencies.” In Mark 16:8, the third-person plural aorist active indicative reports an action concerning “all the things commanded to those about Peter”; the APB renders, “Then they briefly proclaimed all the things commanded.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “proclaim” in both verses, once for excellencies and once for commanded things. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek form.

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