ἐπαγγελία

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promise

ἐπ-αγγελία , -ας, ἡ (ἐπαγγέλλω), [in LXX: Psa.56:8 (סֵפֶר), etc. ;] __1. a summons (as Attic law-term, Dem., al.). __2. a promise (Dem., Arist., al.): Act.23:21; esp. in NT of the divine promises, Act.7:17 , Rom.4:14, 16 Rom.9:4 , Gal.3:17-18, 21 4:23 , Heb.8:6 11:9, 17 , 2Pe.3:9 ; with inf., Heb.4:1; γίνεται, etc., with dative of person(s), Act.2:39 , Rom.4:13 , Gal.3:16 ; before πρός, Act.13:32 26:6 ; έπαγγέλεσθαι τὴν ἐ., 1Jn.2:25; ἔχειν ἐπαγγελίας, Heb.7:6 , 2Co.7:1 ; εἷναι νἐ έπαγγελίᾳ, Eph.6:2; ἡ γῆ τῆς ἐ., Heb.11:9; τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐ., Rom.9:8 , Gal.4:28 ; τ. πνεῦμα τῆς ἐ. τ. ἅγιον, Eph.1:13; αἱ διαθῆκαι τῆς ἐ., Eph.2:12; ἡ ἐ. τ. θεοῦ, Rom.4:20; pl., 2Co.1:20; αἱ ἐ. τ. πατέρων, Rom.15:8; with genitive obj., τ. ζωῆς (see Dalman, Words , 103), 1Ti.4:8; τ. παρουσίας αὐτοῦ, 2Pe.3:4; κατ ̓ ἐπαγγελίαν, Act.13:23 , Gal.3:29 , 2Ti.1:1 ; δι ̓ ἐπαγγελίας, Gal.3:18; συμμέτοχα τῆς ἐ., Eph.3:6; λόγος ἐπαγγελίας, Rom.9:9. By meton. (cf. ἐλπίς), of a promised blessing: Luk.24:49 , Act.1:14 , Gal.3:22 , Heb.6:12-17 10:36 11:13, 33 11:39 ; with genitive epexeg., Act.2:33 Gal.3:14 , Heb.9:15 (Cremer, 27).† (AS)