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entolē G1785

ἐντολή (entolē) means “commandment” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐντολή Greek · G1785 66 tagged occurrences in 59 verses

Pronunciation guide: en-tol-ay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1785

ἐντολή · entolē · commandment

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: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15, Col.4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Heb.7:16, 18 2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments; (a) of God's commandments: in OT, Mat.15:3 22:36, 38 22:40 Mk 7:8-9; Mrk.10:5, 19 12:28, 31 Eph.2:15, Heb.9:19; esp. of the decalogue, Mat.5:19 19:17, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20 23:56, Rom.7:8-13 13:9, Eph.6:2; of God's command­ments in general, Luk.1:6, 1Co.7:19, 1Jn.2:3-8 Jn 3:22-24 Jn 4:21 Jn 5:2-3, Rev.12:17 14:12; collectively, ἡ ἐ. (cf. τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.6:29), 1Ti.6:14, 2Pe.2:21 3:2; (b) of things commanded Christ by the Father: Jhn.12:49-50 14:31 15:10; (with) of the precepts of Christ: Jhn.13:34 14:15, 21 15:10, 12, 1Co.14:37. 3. Phrases: before ἵνα, Jhn.13:34 15:12, 1Jn.3:23 Jn 4:21, 2Jn.6; ἐντολὴν (ὰς) παραβαίνειν, Mat.15:3; ἀκυροῦν, Mat.15:6 Rec.; τηρεῖν, Mat.19:17 Jhn.15:10, al.; ποιεῖν, 1Jn.5:2; διδόναι, Jhn.11:57; λαμβάνειν, Jhn.10:18, 2Jn.4; ἔχειν, Jhn.14:21, Heb.7:5; ἐ. καὶ δικαιώματα, Luk.1:6; ἐντολαὶ ἀνθρώπων (of Jewish tradition), Tit.1:14; i. καινή, Jhn.13:34, 1Jn.2:7, 2Jn.5.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

an ordinance, injunction, command, law.

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How translators render G1785

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
commandment 26
commandments 21
command 4
instructions 2
a commandment 1
charge 1
commanded 1
commandment is 1
commandments is what counts 1
commands 1
has commanded 1
has commanded me 1
he commanded 1
of commandments 1
of succession 1
one 1
orders 1
to the commands 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
commandment 23
commandments 17
the commandment 12
the commandments 8
a commandment 5
the 3
of the commandment 2
precept 2
a 1
an 1
of a 1
of commandments 1
of the commandments 1

Verses containing G1785

Page 2 of 2. 59 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. 1 John 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. 1 John 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

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  3. 1 John 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

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  4. 1 John 5:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

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  5. 2 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

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  6. 2 John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  7. 2 John 1:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  8. Revelation 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  9. Revelation 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

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