ἐπιταγή
epitagē
“command”
Definition
an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness
from G2004 (ἐπιτάσσω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἐπιταγή appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
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