Strong’s G0582

ἀπογραφή

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine

Transliteration

apographé

Pronunciation

ah-po-grah-FAY

Definition

Census, enrollment, registration

Meaning

an enrollment, census-taking, record.

Usage

The term ἀπογραφή refers to a formal registration or census, typically for the purposes of taxation or military conscription. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the Roman census that required individuals to return to their ancestral homes for registration.

Bible references

Luke 2:2;Acts 5:37