Luke 2:3

The aorist middle infinitive ἀπογράψασθαι derives from ἀπογράφω, whose primary Classical meaning is “to write off,” “to copy,” or “to transcribe.”

In the middle voice, it means “to have a copy made (for oneself).” See LSJ, s.v. ἀπογράφω,

I. In extended administrative usage (II), it came to mean “to register,” “to enroll,” or “to declare property,” especially in bureaucratic and census contexts.

In Attic legal language (III), it also means “to indict” or “to enter a person’s name in a formal accusation,” with the middle and passive forms indicating participation in or subjection to legal proceedings.

This use of ἀπογράφω as a legal term meaning “to indict” or “to register a formal accusation” is firmly attested in Classical Athenian law, and thus predates the time of the New Testament by several centuries.