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GreekG1785Noun (Feminine)

ἐντολή

entolē

63Occurrences
G1785Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription

from G1781 (ἐντέλλομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.generally, a charge, injunction, order, command
2.Esp. of religious precepts and commandments
(a)of God's commandments
(b)of things commanded Christ by the Father
(with)of the precepts of Christ
3.Phrases
LXX: chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἐντολή appears 63 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 John
10
John
9
Mark
8
Romans
7
Matthew
6
Hebrews
4
Luke
4
2 John
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:37BSB

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

1 Timothy 6:14BSB

Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 7:18BSB

So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

Luke 15:29BSB

But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

Mark 12:29BSB

Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.