ἐπαγγελίαι

ἐπαγγελία

command: fem nom /voc pl

ἐπαγγελίᾱͅ, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)

ἐπαγγελία

command: fem nom /voc pl

ἐπαγγελίᾱͅ, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)

ἐπαγγελίᾱ, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem nom /voc /acc dual

ἐπαγγελίᾱ, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)

ἐπαγγελίαι, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem nom /voc pl

ἐπαγγελίᾱͅ, ἐπαγγελία

command: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)

δῶρον, ου, τό (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; En 100:12; Test12 Patr; JosAs 7:4; EpArist, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 207; Just., D. 28, 4.—Philostrat., Vi. Soph. 2, 10, 7 [589] distinguishes betw. δωρεά [special grant or privilege] and δῶρον [material gift]) gift, present. Of gifts in general: προσφέρειν δ. bring gifts (cp. Gen 43:26; Did., Gen. 228, 1 10: αὐτὴν ὡς δῶρον) Mt 2:11; cp. ἐξἐβαλον ἀπὸ τῆς πήρας αὐτῶν δῶρα χρυσόν … they took a gift of gold out of their traveling bag GJs 21:3; δῶρα πέμπειν ἀλλήλοις send gifts to each other Rv 11:10. Of God’s gifts (Hom. et al.; Sotades Lyr. [III B.C.] 9, 7 p. 242 Coll.; oracular saying Diod S 8, 18, 1; Strabo 16, 2, 35; Herm. Wr. 10, 9; EpArist 231; 272; Philo, Congr. Erud. Gr. 38; Did., Gen. 161, 2) 1 Cl 35:1; w. ἐπαγγελίαι Hv 3, 2, 1; καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν, θεοῦ τὸ δ. and you have not done this of your own strength; it is a gift of God Eph 2:8. Of sacrificial gifts and offerings (Pla., Euthphr. 15a; SIG 1141; 1154 Διὶ δ.; OGI 407, 4; Just., D. 28, 4) Hb 11:4; 1 Cl 4:2 (Gen 4:4); GJs 7:1. εἰς τὰ δ. βάλλειν cast into the gifts (i.e. those already in the offering receptacle) Lk 21:4; cp. vs. 1. προσφέρειν τὸ δ. bring one’s offering (Lev. 1:2, 14; 2:1, 4 and oft.; TestIss 5:3) Mt 5:23f; 8:4; Hb 5:1; 8:3f; 9:9 (w. θυσίαι as Lev 21:6; cp. EpArist 234); GJs 1:1f; 5:1; cp. 1 Cl 44:4. ἀφιέναι τὸ δ. leave one’s offering Mt 5:24; δ. as transl. of קָרְבָּן (Jos., Ant. 4, 73, C. Ap. 1, 167) Mk 7:11; cp. Mt 15:5; ἁγιάζειν τὸ δ. sanctify the offering 23:19; cp. vs. 18. Of a child consecrated for temple service προσάξω (αὐτὸ) δῶρον Κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ μου GJs 4:1 (cp. 1 Km 1:11).—V.l. for λόγον Qua (1).—DELG s.v. δίδωμι B. M-M. TW.

ἐπαγγελία, ας, ἡ (s. ἀγγέλλω; Demosth. et al.; Aristot., EN 10, 1 p. 1164a, 29; ins, pap, LXX, pseudepigr., Philo, Joseph.) in many authors ἐ. refers to the act of making someth. known publicly, but in our lit. it most often bears the sense of

① declaration to do someth. with implication of obligation to carry out what is stated, promise, pledge, offer (Polyb. 1, 43, 6; 7, 13, 2; 18, 11, 1 al.; Diod S 1, 5, 3; 4, 16, 2; Epict. 1, 4, 3 ἡ ἀρετὴ ταύτην ἔχει τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν εὐδαιμονίαν ποιῆσαι; Michel 473, 10; IPriene 123, 9; 1 Macc 10:15; Philo, Mut. Nom. 201; Jos., Ant. 5, 307).

ⓐ of humans ὅπως ἀποδῶμεν τὴν ἐ. ἣν ἐπειγγειλάμεθα so that we might keep our promise GJs 7:1. Of one who lays claim to being a Christian IEph 14:2.

ⓑ in our lit. more generally of divine promises (Herm. Wr. in Stob. I 387, 15 W.; Fgm. XXIII 8 v.l.; cp. Herm. Wr. 18, 14; Jos., Ant. 2, 219; Prayer of Manasseh [=Odes 12] 6; PsSol 12:6; perh. Ps 55:9).

α. God’s promise sg. Ac 2:39; Ro 4:13f, 16; 9:9 (where λόγος is to be supplied w. the gen. ἐπαγγελίας: this word is a word of promise); Gal 3:17; 2 Pt 3:9; 1 Cl 26:1; 2 Cl 15:4; B 5:7; 16:9. Pl. Ro 9:4; 2 Cor 7:1; Gal 3:16; Hb 7:6; 8:6; 11:17; 1 Cl 27:1; H 3, 4; ApcPt Rainer (figura etymol.; cp. 1a and 1bβ). Prep. phrases: διʼ ἐπαγγελίας by or because of a promise Gal 3:18b; 4:23; also ἐξ ἐπαγγελίας 3:18a. ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ with promise Eph 6:2. κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν in accordance w. the promise (PSI 281, 58 κατὰ τ. ἐπανγελίας αὐτου; sim. IK IX–X/2: Nikaia II/1, 702, 6; 1 Esdr 1:7; Orig., C. Cels. 1, 68, 43) Ac 13:23; Gal 3:29; cp. 2 Ti 1:1 (on these three s. New Docs 4, 147).—For var. reasons the gen. is used w. ἐ.: to denote the one fr. whom the promise comes (τ.) θεοῦ Ro 4:20; 2 Cor 1:20; Gal 3:21; 2 Cl 11:1; 1 Ti 1:1 v.l.; to denote the thing promised (Jos., Ant. 3, 77 τ. ἀγαθῶν) ἐ. τ. αἰωνίου κληρονομίας Hb 9:15. τ. ζωῆς 1 Ti 4:8; τ. παρουσίας 2 Pt 3:4; to denote the one(s) for whom the promise is intended τ. πατέρων Ro 15:8 (TestJob 20:1; on βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐ. cp. InsPriene 123, 9 ἐβεβαίωσεν τ. ἐπαγγελίαν).—On the other hand, τῆς ἐπαγγελίας is oft. added, as a kind of gen. of quality, to indicate the relation of the noun in question to the promise: γῆ τ. ἐ. the promised land Hb 11:9 (TestAbr A 8 p. 85, 16 [Stone p. 18] al).; τέκνα τ. ἐ. children of the promise, i.e. those born because of the promise Ro 9:8; Gal 4:28; πνεῦμα τ. ἐ. Eph 1:13; διαθῆκαι τ. ἐ. 2:12. As an obj. gen. in πίστις τῆς ἐ. faith in the promise B 6:17.—ἐ. w. inf. foll. εἰσελθεῖν to enter Hb 4:1.—ἐ. γενομένη πρὸς τ. πατέρας a promise made to the fathers Ac 13:32; also εἰς τ. πατ. 26:6 (Diod S 2, 60, 4 γεγενημένη ἐ.=a promise given).—Of Christ’s promise (Orig., C. Cels. 2, 2, 43) 2 Cl 5:5.

β. w. specification of what was promised (Vi. Aesopi G 79 P.; PsSol 12:6) 1J 2:25 (figura etymol. as Hs 1, 7). Hv 3, 2, 1 (ἐπαγγελίαι w. δῶρα). δεκτὸς τῆς ἐ. recipient of the promised benefit ApcPt Rainer 20. W. epexeg. gen. foll. ἡ ἐ. τοῦ πνεύματος what was promised, namely the Spirit Ac 2:33; Gal 3:14. Foll. by gen. of the one who promises ἐ. τοῦ πατρός Lk 24:49; Ac 1:4; κομίσασθαι τὴν ἐ. Hb 10:36; 11:13 v.l., 39. λαβεῖν Hb 11:13; 2 Cl 11:7; ἀπολαβεῖν B 15:7; Hv 2, 2, 6; ἡ μέλλουσα ἐ. 2 Cl 10:3f.

γ. It is not always poss. to draw a hard and fast line betw. α and β (cp. Hippol., Ref. 5, 7, 19: ἐ. τοῦ λουτροῦ): Ac 7:17; Gal 3:22; Eph 3:6; Hb 6:12, 15, 17; 11:9b, 33; 1 Cl 10:2; 34:7.—FBaumgärtel, Verheissung: Zur Frage des evang. Verständnisses des AT ’52.

② The pregnant use of ἐ. Ac 23:21 is in effect an extension of mng. 1 and involves two major components: entertainment of a request and approval of it assurance of agreement προσδέχεσθαι τὴν ἀπό τινος ἐ. wait for assurance fr. someone or consent (namely, to do what has been proposed).—DELG s.v. ἄγγελος. M-M. EDNT. TW.

ἔνδοξος, ον (s. prec. entry; X., Pla.+; Ath., R. 58, 5 ‘plausible’).

① pert. to being held in high esteem, honored, distinguished, eminent (Pla., Sophist. 223b; ins; LXX; Jos., Bell. 5, 287, Ant. 6, 180) cp. Mt 20:28 D=Agr 22. διακονία esteemed by God Hm 2:6. Opp. ἄτιμος 1 Cor 4:10. Opp. ἄδοξος (as Teles p. 52, 3; Philo, Ebr. 195) 1 Cl 3:3; MPol 8:1; cp. ἐ. παρὰ τῷ θεῷ more honorable in the sight of God Hs 5, 3, 3. ἀνὴρ ἔ. τῇ ὄψει of distinguished appearance Hv 5:1.

② pert. to possessing an inherent quality that is not ordinary, glorious, splendid ἔ. ἄγγελος Hs 7:1; 9, 1, 3; cp. 9, 7, 1. Of clothing Lk 7:25 (cp. TestLevi 8:5 στολὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἔ.; Herodian 1, 16, 3 τὴν ἔνδοξον πορφύραν περιτίθενται but here w. focus on the esteem in which purple is held; s. πορφύρα and lit. on the sheen of royal purple garments; cp. New Docs 3, 53f). Of the church, brilliant in purity Eph 5:27; τὰ ἔ. splendid deeds Lk 13:17 (cp. Ex 34:10; Job 5:9; 9:10; 34:24; Aeschin. 3, 231 ἔνδοξα κ. λαμπρὰ πράγματα; Mel., HE 4, 26, 8).—Much used in this sense as a favorable epithet: ἀρετή Hm 6, 2, 3; ἐντολή 12, 3, 4; πολυσπλαγχνία Hs 8, 6, 1; (w. μέγας; Dt 10:21) πράξεις 1 Cl 19:2; ἐπαγγελίαι 34:7; (w. μεγαλοπρεπής; cp. OGI 513, 11; En 32:3) βούλησις 9:1; θρησκεία 45:7; (w. μακάριος) πνεύματα B 1:2. βουλή Hv 1, 3, 4; δύναμις Hm 7:2; δωρεαί 1 Cl 23:2; πράγματα Hv 4, 1, 4; Hs 9, 2, 5; φόβος m 7:4. Of names, esp. divine (Tob 8:5 BA; Prayer of Manasseh [=Odes 12] 3; PGM 12, 257) ἔ. ὄνομα 1 Cl 43:2. μέγα καὶ ἔ. ὄνομα Hv 4, 1, 3; Hs 9, 18, 5. πανάγιον καὶ ἔ. ὄνομα 1 Cl 58:1; παντοκράτορι καὶ ἔ. ὀνόματι 60:4; cp. Hv 3, 3, 5.—DELG s.v. δοκέω. M-M. TW.