γραπτ-ός G1123
Written, inscribed, recorded
Something that has been written down or inscribed, committed to written form rather than merely spoken or unrecorded. Romans 2:15 speaks of God's law written on Gentile hearts, using the language of inscription to describe an internal moral knowledge. The term evokes permanence and authority—what is written remains as a lasting witness, unlike words that fade from memory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describes something committed to writing or inscription. The multilingual glosses (Spanish 'escrita', French 'écrit', German 'geschrieben') all emphasize the written nature. In Romans 2:15, Paul uses this metaphor to argue that Gentiles possess God's moral law internally, inscribed on their hearts rather than on stone tablets, evidenced by their conscience bearing witness, making them accountable to God even without the Mosaic law's written code. 1×
AR["مَكتوباً"]·ben["লিখিত"]·DE["geschrieben"]·EN["written"]·FR["écrit"]·heb["כָּתוּב"]·HI["लिखा-हुआ"]·ID["tertulis"]·IT["scritto"]·jav["tinulis"]·KO["기록된"]·PT["escrita"]·RU["написанное"]·ES["escrita"]·SW["iliyoandikwa"]·TR["yazili"]·urd["لکھا-ہوا"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
γραπτ-ός, ή, όν, painted, ζῷα Refs 5th c.BC+, paintings, opposed to γλυπτά, Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 marked as with letters, ἁ γραπτὰ ὑάκινθος Refs 3rd c.BC+ __II written, νόμοι γ. Refs 5th c.BC+, rescripts, proclamations, LXX; legal documents, bonds, Refs 4th c.AD+