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Lexicon :: Strong's G1785 - entolē

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ἐντολή
Transliteration
entolē (Key)
Pronunciation
en-tol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:545,234

Strong’s Definitions

ἐντολή entolḗ, en-tol-ay'; from G1781; injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription:—commandment, precept.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's G1785 in the following manner: commandment (69x), precept (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's G1785 in the following manner: commandment (69x), precept (2x).

  1. an order, command, charge, precept, injunction

    1. that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office

  2. a commandment

    1. a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done

      1. a precept relating to lineage, of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood

      2. ethically used of the commandments in the Mosaic law or Jewish tradition

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐντολή entolḗ, en-tol-ay'; from G1781; injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription:—commandment, precept.
STRONGS G1785:
ἐντολή, ἐντολῆς, ἡ (ἐντέλλω or ἐντέλλομαι, which see), from Pindar and Herodotus down; the Sept. often for מִצְוָה, in the Psalms the plural ἐντολαί also for פִּקְּוּדִים; an order, command, charge, precept;
1. universally, a charge, injunction: Luke 15:29; ἐντολήν λαμβάνειν παρά τίνος, John 10:18; πρός τινα, Acts 17:15; λαβεῖν ἐντολάς περί τίνος, Colossians 4:10; that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office, ἐντολήν ἔχειν followed by infinitive, Hebrews 7:5; ἐντολήν διδόναι τίνι, John 14:31 L Tr WH; with τί εἴπῃ added, of Christ, whom God commanded what to teach to men, John 12:49; ἡ ἐντολή αὐτοῦ, of God, respecting the same thing, John 12:50.
2. a commandment, i. e. a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done;
a. universally, ἐντολή σαρκικῇ (σαρκίνη G L T Tr WH), a precept relating to lineage, Hebrews 7:16; of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood, Hebrews 7:18; of a magistrate's order or edict: ἐντολήν διδόναι, ἵνα, John 11:57.
b. ethically;
α. used of the commandments of the Mosaic law: ἡ ἐντολή τοῦ Θεοῦ, what God prescribes in the law of Moses, Matthew 15:3 (and R G in Matthew 15:6); Mark 7:8f; especially of particular precepts of this law as distinguished from ὁ νόμος (the law) their body or sum: Matthew 22:36, 38; Mark 10:5; Mark 12:28ff; Romans 7:8-13; Romans 13:9; Ephesians 6:2; Hebrews 9:19; κατά τήν ἐντολήν, according to the precept of the law, Luke 23:56; plural, Matthew 4:19); Matthew 22:40; Mark 10:19; (Luke 18:20); τηρεῖν τάς ἐντολάς, Matthew 19:17; πορεύεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς, Luke 1:6; ὁ νόμος τῶν ἐντολῶν, the law containing the precepts, Ephesians 2:15 (see δόγμα, 2).
β. of the precepts of Jewish tradition: ἐντολαί ἀνθρώπων, Titus 1:14.
γ. universally, of the commandments of God, especially as promulgated in the Christian religion: 1 John 3:23; 1 John 4:21; 1 John 5:3; ἐντολήν διδόναι, 1 John 3:23; ἐντολήν ἔχειν, ἵνα, 1 John 4:21; ἐντολήν λαβεῖν παρά τοῦ πατρός, 2 John 1:4; τήρησις ἐντολῶν Θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 7:19; τηρεῖν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, 1 John 2:3; 1 John 3:22, 24; 1 John 5:2 (here L T Tr WH ποιῶμεν), 3; or τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 12:17; Revelation 14:12; ποιεῖν τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, Revelation 22:14 R G; περιπατεῖν κατά τάς ἐντολάς αὐτοῦ, 2 John 1:6; of those things which God commanded to be done by Christ, John 15:10b; of the precepts of Christ relative to the orderly management of affairs in religious assemblies, 1 Corinthians 14:37 R G L Tr WH; of the moral precepts of Christ and his apostles: ἐντολήν διδόναι, ἵνα, John 13:34; ἐντολήν γράφειν, 1 John 2:7f; (2 John 1:5); τάς ἐντολάς τηρεῖν, John (John 14:15); John 15:10a; ἔχειν τάς ἐντολάς καί τηρεῖν αὐτάς, "habere in memoria et servare in vita" (Augustine), John 14:21; αὕτη ἐστιν ἡ ἐντολή ἵνα, John 15:12, cf. 1 John 3:23. ἡ ἐντολή, collectively, of the whole body of the moral precepts of Christianity; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Peter 2:21; 2 Peter 3:2 (thus ἡ ἐντολή τοῦ Θεοῦ, Polycarp, ad Phil. 5 [ET]).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:19; 15:3; 15:6; 19:17; 22:36; 22:38; 22:40
Mark
7:8; 10:5; 10:19; 12:28
Luke
1:6; 15:29; 18:20; 23:56
John
10:18; 11:57; 12:49; 12:50; 13:34; 14:15; 14:21; 14:31; 15:10; 15:10; 15:12
Acts
17:15
Romans
7:8; 7:9; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 13:9
1 Corinthians
7:19; 14:37
Ephesians
2:15; 6:2
Colossians
4:10
1 Timothy
6:14
Titus
1:14
Hebrews
7:5; 7:16; 7:18; 9:19
2 Peter
2:21; 3:2
1 John
2:3; 2:7; 3:22; 3:23; 3:23; 3:23; 3:24; 4:21; 4:21; 5:2; 5:3
2 John
1:4; 1:5; 1:6
Revelation
12:17; 14:12; 22:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1785 matches the Greek ἐντολή (entolē),
which occurs 67 times in 61 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:19–1Jo 2:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:19 - So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:3 - Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep[fn] the commandments.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:36 - “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:38 - This is the first and greatest commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:40 - The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:9 - Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:5 - But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:19 - But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:28 - One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:31 - The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[fn] No other commandment is greater than these.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:6 - Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:29 - but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:20 - But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:56 - Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:18 - No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:49 - I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:50 - And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:34 - So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:15 - “If you love me, obey[fn] my commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:10 - When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:12 - This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:15 - Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:8 - But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:9 - At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:10 - and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:11 - Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:12 - But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:9 - For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.”[fn] These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:19 - For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:37 - If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:15 - He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2 - “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:14 - that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:14 - They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:5 - Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel,[fn] who are also descendants of Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:16 - Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:18 - Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:19 - For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats,[fn] along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:2 - I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:3 - And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:4 - If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:7 - Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.

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