What does Μωσεύς · γράφω mean in the Bible?
Μωσεύς · γράφω is a Greek phrase meaning "Moses writes".
Greek · G3475, G1125
Μωϋσῆς γράφει
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver · to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
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Μωσεύς G3475 Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
Pronunciation Mōseús
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γράφω G1125 to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
Pronunciation gráphō
Perfect tense γέγραπται emphasizes Scripture's abiding authority: "it stands written" as permanently binding truth.
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What does Μωϋσῆς γράφει (Mōysēs graphei) mean in the Bible?
Μωσεύς · γράφω is a Greek phrase meaning "Moses writes".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Moses writes
Strong's G3475, G1125
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
Moses writes
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 182 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 93 aorist 58 present 28 imperfect 2 future 1
Voice
passive 98 active 84
Mood
indicative 121 participle 30 imperative 15 infinitive 13 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:5 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 4:10 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 4:4 Γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 4:6 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 4:7 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 11:10 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 21:13 Γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 26:24 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 26:31 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 27:37 γεγραμμένην perfect passive participle participle Mark 1:2 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 7:6 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 9:12 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 9:13 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 10:4 γράψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 10:5 ἔγραψεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:17 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 12:19 ἔγραψεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:21 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 14:27 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 1:3 γράψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 1:63 ἔγραψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:23 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 3:4 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 4:10 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 4:4 Γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 4:8 Γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 7:27 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 10:26 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 16:6 γράψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 16:7 γράψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:31 γεγραμμένα perfect passive participle participle Luke 19:46 Γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 20:17 γεγραμμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 20:28 ἔγραψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 21:22 γεγραμμένα perfect passive participle participle Luke 22:37 γεγραμμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 24:44 γεγραμμένα perfect passive participle participle Luke 24:46 γέγραπται perfect passive indicative resultant John 1:45 ἔγραψεν aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain