to write on
epigrapho denotes placing writing on something, including an altar, a charge, gates, and hearts or minds.
The attested use concerns writing placed on a specified surface or recipient: an altar, a stated charge, gates, and, in covenant language, minds and hearts.
Senses in use
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Writing or inscribing on a designated recipient · dominant
In Acts 17:23, the pluperfect passive form stands with an altar bearing words; in Mark 15:26, a perfect passive participle accompanies the inscription of the charge; and in Revelation 21:12, a perfect passive participle describes names inscribed on the gates. In Hebrews 8:10 and Hebrews 10:16, future active forms state that laws will be written on hearts and minds; the APB renders these clauses with “write them on their hearts” and “write them on their minds.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clauses with “inscribed” in Acts 17:23 and Revelation 21:12, “written” in Mark 15:26, and “write” in Hebrews 8:10 and Hebrews 10:16. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than definitions.