decree, decreed

Definition

The term “decree” means to give an order that must be obeyed. The order itself can also be called a “decree.”

• A “decree” is similar to a “law,” but is generally used more often to refer to something spoken rather than written.
• The term “decree” could be translated as to “order” or to “command” or to “formally require” or to “publicly make a law.”
• God’s laws are also called decrees, statutes, or commandments.
• An example of a decree by a human ruler was the proclamation by Caesar Augustus that everyone living in the Roman Empire must go back to their hometown in order to be counted in a census.

(See also: command, declare, law)

Bible References

• 1 Chronicles 15:13-15
• 1 Kings 8:57-58
• Acts 17:5-7
• Daniel 2:13
• Esther 1:22
• Luke 2:1

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0559, H0633, H1697, H5715, H1504, H1510, H1881, H1882, H1696, H2706, H2708, H2710, H2711, H2782, H2852, H2940, H2941, H2942, H3791, H3982, H4055, H4406, H4687, H4941, H5407, H5713, H6599, H6680, H7010, H8421, G13780