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ἐντολή

entolēcommandmentHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine67 occurrences16 books61 verses

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: Luke 15:29, John 10:18; 11:57; 12:49-50; 14:31, Acts 17:15, Colossians 4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Hebrews 7:16, 18

2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments;

(a) of God's commandments: in OT, Matthew 15:3; 22:36, 38; 22:40, Mark 7:8-9; Mark 10:5, 19; 12:28, 31, Ephesians 2:15, Hebrews 9:19; esp. of the decalogue, Matthew 5:19; 19:17, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20; 23:56, Romans 7:8-13; 13:9, Ephesians 6:2; of God's command­ments in general, Luke 1:6, 1 Corinthians 7:19, 1 John 2:3-8, John 3:22-24, John 4:21, John 5:2-3, Revelation 12:17; 14:12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, John 6:29), 1 Timothy 6:14, 2 Peter 2:21; 3:2;

(b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: John 12:49-50; 14:31; 15:10;

(with) of the precepts of Christ: John 13:34; 14:15, 21; 15:10, 12, 1 Corinthians 14:37.

3. Phrases: before ἵνα, John 13:34; 15:12, 1 John 3:23, John 4:21, 2 John 6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Matthew 15:3; ἀκυροῦν, Matthew 15:6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Matthew 19:17, John 15:10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1 John 5:2; διδόναι, John 11:57; λαμβάνειν, John 10:18, 2 John 4; ἔχειν, John 14:21, Hebrews 7:5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luke 1:6; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Titus 1:14; i. καινή, John 13:34, 1 John 2:7, 2 John 5.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐντολή:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

67 total
  1. 1 John 2:7ἐντολὴν · [one]; ἐντολὴ · commandment
    Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
  2. 1 John 2:8ἐντολὴν · commandment
    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
  3. 1 John 3:22ἐντολὰς · commandments
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  4. 1 John 3:23ἐντολὴ · commandment; ἐντολὴν · He commanded
    And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
  5. 1 John 3:24ἐντολὰς · commandments
    Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
  6. 1 John 4:21ἐντολὴν · commandment
    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
  7. 1 John 5:2ἐντολὰς · commandments
    By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
  8. 1 John 5:3ἐντολὰς · commandments; ἐντολαὶ · commandments
    For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
  9. 2 John 1:4ἐντολὴν · has commanded
    I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
  10. 2 John 1:5ἐντολὴν · commandment
    And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
  11. 2 John 1:6ἐντολὰς · commandments; ἐντολή · commandment
    And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
  12. Revelation 12:17ἐντολὰς · commandments
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  13. Revelation 14:12ἐντολὰς · commandments
    Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.