Word studies · Greek · Strong's G1860
ἐπαγγελία · epangelía · appears 52 times in the New Testament
In one line: God's announced commitment, publicly on the record.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:29
Epangelia is a promise — God's announced commitment, which the New Testament treats as the spine of salvation history.
Epangelia names the promises made to Abraham and the fathers, the promise of the Spirit, and the promise of eternal life. Paul's argument in Galatians turns on the order of events: the promise came before the law, and the law cannot annul it.
Epangelia is built from angellō, “to announce,” with epi intensifying — literally an announcement, and in Greek usage a public undertaking or pledge. It is the same root that gives angelos, “messenger,” and euangelion, “good announcement.”
A promise in Greek is a proclamation rather than a private assurance, which suits the way God's promises work in Scripture — spoken publicly, remembered corporately, and quoted back to Him in prayer. They are on the record, and Israel's prayers treat them that way.
Epangelia (G1860) appears 52 times in the New Testament, and shares the root of angelos and euangelion — the whole family concerns announcement.
Making promise the foundation puts God's initiative before human obedience: Abraham received a promise, and his believing was the response. The New Testament's claim is that all these promises “find their Yes in him,” which is why Christian assurance rests on God's word rather than on the believer's grip.
Find one promise of God that speaks to what you are facing, and pray it back to Him this week — that is how Scripture's own prayers are built. A promise is meant to be quoted, not just admired.
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.
Luke 24:49And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
Acts 1:4For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 4:13For all the promises of God are “Yes in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen is spoken to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 1:20He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Galatians 3:14And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 1:13Press and hold promise in any chapter and this study opens on the verse you are reading, with the lexicons, every occurrence and the commentaries beside it. The Bible is free to read.
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