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Strong G1785ἐντολή

commandment

Transliteration
entolē
Pronunciation
en-tol-ay'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G1781; injunction that is an authoritative prescription: - commandment precept.

Detailed definition

ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד;]
1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15, Col.4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Heb.7:16, 18

2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments;
__(a) of God's commandments: in OT, Mat.15:3 22:36, 38 22:40 Mk 7:8-9; Mrk.10:5, 19 12:28, 31 Eph.2:15, Heb.9:19; esp. of the decalogue, Mat.5:19 19:17, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20 23:56, Rom.7:8-13 13:9, Eph.6:2; of God's command­ments in general, Luk.1:6, 1Co.7:19, 1Jn.2:3-8 Jn 3:22-24 Jn 4:21 Jn 5:2-3, Rev.12:17 14:12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.6:29), 1Ti.6:14, 2Pe.2:21 3:2;
__(b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Jhn.12:49-50 14:31 15:10;
__(with) of the precepts of Christ: Jhn.13:34 14:15, 21 15:10, 12, 1Co.14:37.

3. Phrases: before ἵνα, Jhn.13:34 15:12, 1Jn.3:23 Jn 4:21, 2Jn.6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Mat.15:3; ἀκυροῦν, Mat.15:6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Mat.19:17 Jhn.15:10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1Jn.5:2; διδόναι, Jhn.11:57; λαμβάνειν, Jhn.10:18, 2Jn.4; ἔχειν, Jhn.14:21, Heb.7:5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luk.1:6; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit.1:14; i. καινή, Jhn.13:34, 1Jn.2:7, 2Jn.5.†
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In the Bible

Strong G1785 appears in 65 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • commandment63
  • the3
  • precept2
  • a1
  • an1
  • of1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:19
    Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
  2. Matthew 15:3
    But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
  3. Matthew 15:6
    And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
  4. Matthew 19:17
    And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
  5. Matthew 22:36
    Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
  6. Matthew 22:38
    This is the first and great commandment.
  7. Matthew 22:40
    On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
  8. Mark 7:8
    For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
  9. Mark 7:9
    And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
  10. Mark 10:5
    And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
  11. Mark 10:19
    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
  12. Mark 12:28
    And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
  13. Mark 12:29
    And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
  14. Mark 12:30
    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
  15. Mark 12:31
    And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  16. Luke 1:6
    And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
  17. Luke 15:29
    And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
  18. Luke 18:20
    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
  19. Luke 23:56
    And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
  20. John 10:18
    No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐντολ-ή, ἡ,
injunction, order, command, frequently in plural, orders, commands, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 177, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.22, 3.147, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 12, etc.; ἐντολαὶ θεοῦ NT.1Cor.7.19)]; ἐντολὰς δοῦναι Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.75; ἐντολὴν ἐπιτελέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.157)]; royal ordinance, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (PTeb. 6.10 (2nd c.BC))]; θεῖαι ἐ., of Imperial ordinances, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“SIG” 888.51 (3rd c.AD))]; ἀπ᾽ ἐντολῆς by proxy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pr.Im.” 16.)] —Rare in Trag. and _Attic dialect_ Prose.