promise

Greek, Noun, Female

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)

promise

Greek, Noun, Female

ἐπαγγ-ελία, ἡ, command, summons, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] b) announcement, notice, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τοῦ ἀγῶνος [LXX]; variant in [NT] 2) as law-term, ἐ. (i.e. δοκιμασίας) summons to attend a δοκιμασία τῶν ῥητόρων (see. ἐπαγγέλλω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, notification, summons, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 3) offer, promise, profession, undertaking, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ καταλιπών having left it as a promise, [Refs]; τὴν ἐ. ἐπὶ τέλος ἀγαγεῖν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὤμων ἐπαγγελίᾳ the promise of his shoulders, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐξ ἐ, ={ἐπαγγειλάμενος}, [Refs]; ἐ. ποιησάμενος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων [Refs]; ἐβεβαίωσεν τὴν ἐ. [Refs] 4) indication, τοῦ ἐσομένου [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 5) plural, canvassing, = Latin ambitus, probably falsa lectio for{παρ-}, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 6) ={ἐπάγγελμα} 2, subject of a treatise, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 7) the curative property claimed for prescriptions or drugs, ταῖς τῶν φαρμάκων ἐ. their advertised properties, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐ. ἐπιτηδεύματος public exercise of a profession, Men.Prot.p.1D.

Greek

Noun Feminine

an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good); message, promise; from g1861 (ἐπαγγέλλω);