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entellō G1781

ἐντέλλω (entellō) means “to order” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐντέλλω Greek · G1781 14 tagged occurrences in 14 verses

Pronunciation guide: en-tel'-lom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1781

ἐντέλλω · entellō · to order

ἐν-τέλλω [in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ;] -ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως, Act.13:47; καθώς, Jhn.14:31 (ἐντολὴν ἔδωκεν, WH); before λέγων, Mat.17:9; with inf., Jhn.8:5; ἵνα, Mrk.13:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.28:20, Mrk.10:3, Jhn.15:14, 17; before περί, with genitive of person(s), Mat.4:6 and Luk.4:10 (LXX); διαθήκην ἐ. πρός, with accusative of person(s), Heb.9:20 (LXX) (cf. Sir.45:3).† SYN.: κελεύω, to command, of verbal orders in general; παραγγέλλω, to charge, esp. of the transmitted orders of a military com­mander; ἐντέλλω points rather to the contents of the command (see Thayer, see word κελεύω) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).

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How translators render G1781

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
has commanded 3
command 2
commanded 2
he will command 2
after giving instructions 1
gave instructions 1
i have commanded 1
instructed 1
is my command 1
order a man 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
commanded 4
command 3
charge 2
did 2
after that he 1
charged 1
commandment 1
gave 1
gave commandment 1
had commanded 1
had given commandments 1
hath 1
hath enjoined 1
he shall give 1
i command 1
i have commanded 1

Verses containing G1781

Page 1 of 1. 14 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

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  2. Matthew 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

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  3. Matthew 19:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

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  4. Matthew 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

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  5. Mark 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What did Moses command you?” He replied.

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  6. Mark 13:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

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  7. Luke 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,

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  8. John 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.

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  9. John 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are My friends if you do what I command you.

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  10. John 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is My command to you: Love one another.

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  11. Acts 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

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  12. Acts 13:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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  13. Hebrews 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

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  14. Hebrews 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.

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